Superkidsavee Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Could somebody please explain the Archimedes principle All I really understand is that you split distance in half and never reach the designated spot btw I am 13 so Please Simplify it so I can under stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufofrog Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 No matter how small the distance is to something if you only go half way you won't get there, right? Say you are 10 ft from your goal and you go half way, now you are 5 ft away. Now you go half way to your goal and you are only 2.5 ft away. You never will reach your goal because no matter what the distance is you only go half way there, never all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 It's possible I'm missing something obvious here, but Archimedes Principle is about buoyancy yet you seem to be explaining Zeno's Paradox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Superkidsavee said: Could somebody please explain the Archimedes principle All I really understand is that you split distance in half and never reach the designated spot btw I am 13 so Please Simplify it so I can under stand That’s Zeno’s paradox. Archimedes principle is about a solid displacing fluid, and feeling a buoyant force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid. edit: xpost with iNow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematic Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Zeno's paradox goes away when time is considered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joigus Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno_of_Elea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes It's OK to confuse two guys who've been dead for more that 2000 years. I love the title of your thread "Want to know". I'm there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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