Exploratorium: Condiment Diver Feature Summary

Type:
Physics at Home
Title:
Descartes’ Diver
Description:
If you'd like to do an interesting buoyancy activity, visit the Exploratorium's Descartes' Diver and build a Cartesian diver.  For a simulation on floating and sinking, visit the SEED program's Buoyancy Explorer. To learn more about floating and sinking, see the Nova sites Buoyancy Basics and Buoyancy Brainteasers.
Featured:
February 14, 2007 - March 1, 2007