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Diving Physics: Discuss My physics cock up. in the Training Area forums: [Hair shirt on] While doing my instructors course we were working out the volume of air needed to lift an ...

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Old 11-03-06, 06:12 PM
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My physics cock up.
[Hair shirt on]

While doing my instructors course we were working out the volume of air needed to lift an object submerged in salt water with a density of 1.03 kg/litre.

I couldn't get the answer to come out right, because although I worked out the volume of the object and converted this to buoyancy I forgot to use 1.03 rather than 1 for the calculation for the air going into the lift bag.

The densest thing in the room was me...
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Old 11-03-06, 06:40 PM
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Bloody hell!
I had a shirt like that at Junior school in the '70s!

...but the blackboard says 'I must be good'-no chance of that from me
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Lordy, there's mileage in this one!
You are moving up my list, any more and TSD will be safe for a week...

I suppose you and ScubaSue are ganging up on me for the blonde crack about Ratcliffe's parking.

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Come to Momma......Mine for the kill heh heh!

Wots TSD anyways?
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I think he meant TSM (TwinSetMad)
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His secret desires for Twin Set Darling are revealed...
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Talking Cor that'll teach me to go out, I've only just seen this bit
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Ladies, he's in your hands
Well said Ratty, you obviously know what side your bread is buttered on

As for you Mr Freeflow ....... you are in deep trouble, and it's just getting deeper
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