A material floats if it possesses a lower density. Iron’s density is 7.9 g/cm³. Mercury’s density is 13.5 g/cm³
so, a 50 kg iron working anvil floats on liquid mercury
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Wrong: I posted it once in 2018. Check my TL
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Wonder what it would be like to swim in it (ignoring health issues).
You might be able to get to a walking-on-water effect, at least partially. Like a bad Jesus knockoff
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Quiz Q : If it was a bowling ball floating on mercury, and you had a magnet over the mercury that could create a large magnetic field that is equal across it depth, as you increase the magnetic field, would the bowling ball sink or remain on top of the mercury ?
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My only question is, where do you get that amount of mercury!? Can I get 20 gallons please!
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A body floats if its overall density is lower. Steel ships float in water, for example.
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