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In order to find out which box contains the sand, you hold the box in your hands, while you stand with your back against the wall. Next you would try to push the box away from your body. If the box id difficult to push away from your body then it must contain the sand. We know this because sand has more inertia than feathers!

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Q: In the orbiting space shuttle you are handed two identical closed boxes one filled with sand and the other filled with feathers How can you tell which is which without opening the boxes?
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