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    if a steel container has a vacuum will it float

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      Not if its a complete vacuum, but then it will collapse.

      14 years ago. Rating: 3
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        HI  ITS NOT THE AIR IN THE CONTAINER WHICH MAKES IT SINK  ITS THE CONTAINERS WEIGHT


          THE CONTAINER HAS TO DISPLACE SUFFICENT  VOLUME OF WATER TO COUNTERACT THIS WEIGHT


        1CU FT = APPROX 6.5 GALLONS = 65LBS   THEREFORE YOUR CONTAINER  NEEDS A MIN OF ONE CU FT PER 65LBS OF WEIGHT


        HOPE THIS HELPS


        MONDEO MAN

        14 years ago. Rating: 2
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