The Hyperfine Physics Podcast

Floating Hourglass

Sep 21, 2018 · 1 hr 2 min · 45.5 MB
0:00-1:02:39

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How does moving sand affect the buoyancy of the hourglass? Or does it?

Derek takes a stab at a conceptual answer, but Zak works out some contradicting math.

The animation in question: https://gifer.com/en/Ajtn

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