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TSbot
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Trying something out here, discuss the possible answer, and once it's there I or someone else posts another one?
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wyrd bið ful aræd
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Looking at it from a logical perspective, I would have to say a combination of strong magic used by wil-o-wisps.
That or because they're full of helium.
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Theboss
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But what makes the Helium float?
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wyrd bið ful aræd
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Satan's trickery...or heat..or something.
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Transfuse
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The fact that it's lighter than air?
I don't know, I blame god for trying.
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Theboss
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Ok, but why do lighter than air things float?
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Transfuse
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No clue. Higher temperature or something?
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Theboss
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Well a helium balloon isn't necessary warmer, hot air balloons are though. So there is a connection.
_________________The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand. - Frank Herbert Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. - Albert Einstein Knowledge is a powerful weapon, but only when its user can wield it.
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Hyperion
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You told me that it is like with wood floating in water.
I do not understand why wood floats in water though!
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MegaZambam
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Helium is lighter than air and less dense than air. It is similar to why warm air rises, it is not as dense as cool air. This is why the comparison to wood is legitimate, wood isn't as dense as water making it buoyant.
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Ali
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MegaZambam wrote: Helium is lighter than air and less dense than air. It is similar to why warm air rises, it is not as dense as cool air. This is why the comparison to wood is legitimate, wood isn't as dense as water making it buoyant. exactly what he said. it's the atom mass, but not just that. also the density of the molecular structure. as you (should) know water molecules draw very close to each other, that's why they're heavier a/cm^3 than they would be looking at their atomic buildup and comparing that to the build of other substances. but i think Megazambam was first, so he may put up a new question! _________________School is all about learning lists and filling in forms. if information is not knowledge, i havent learned anything in all these years. http://lotsofpoo.mybrute.com“Augustus was touring the Empire and noticed a man in the crowd who bore a striking resemblance to himself. Intrigued, he asked: ‘Was your mother at one time in service at the Palace?’ ‘No, your highness,’ he replied, ‘but my father was.’” Emperor Augustus, 63BC - AD29.
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MegaZambam
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If someone else wants to post a question, go ahead. If it's not up by tomorrow I'll probably have one to post (I am not good at coming up with questions).
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