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EPISODE · Jun 14, 2021 · 3 MIN

Will a can in the ocean float or be crushed?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

This week, Phil Sansom has been thinking deeply - or rather, sinking deeply - about this question from listener Richard. "Will a can of soda dropped in the ocean sink until it implodes, or float once it reaches equilibrium?" Here's the answer, with help from the Cambridge Science Centre's Mia Foulkes... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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