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The concept begins with Displacement, which is when water is Incompressible, objects Immersed in water will displace an amount equal to their own volume.

The concept of buoyancy then explains that when the object has density and therefore weighs less than that of the water it displaced, it floats. Therefore if a solid block weighs 10 pounds, but it displaces 9.9 pounds of water, so long as it

does not absorb water and become heavier, it will just barely stay afloat.

All boats float using this principle.

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