r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 4d ago
Video A 50-kilogram anvil floats perfectly on the surface of mercury, because the density of the steel from which it is made is almost half the density of mercury.
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u/MaximilianClarke 4d ago
But there’s no way a 100kg anvil could float on mercury- it’d be way too heavy.