Yeah if I remember right wasn’t Archimedes from up around Scott Co?
You first part about the magazines is exactly what I am saying. The message hasnt been consistent and to the public perception is reality. Doesnt help that you have people in Congress giving us 12 or 11 years. The scientific community may be right but as far as the general public knows there are a bunch of loons yelling wolf. Again, how it is sold. And I never see the scientific community attacking the Al Gores out there crying wolf. Speaks of complicity to me.
Archimedes Principle came in on the discussion of floating ice affecting sea water levels. Archimedes Principle relates the displaced liquid volume to the downward force exerted by an object and the liquids density. Both weight/force and volume displaced are addressed. A few posts up there is a link to a idiot PhD trying to argue salinity and density differences as a driver and claimed that seas could rise by as much as the total available fresh water in the world. That kind of idiot science only detracts from any real discussion as it hurts credibility.
So no I’ve stated how it works. The volume of liquid displaced is equally to the weight (edit: and I believe “mass” would be more rigorously correct. We get sloppy with units when dealing with weight/force and mass) of the object floated divided by the density of the liquid in equilibrium. If the volume of water required exceeds the total volume of the object being floated the object sinks as it has negative buoyancy.
I googled Antarctic Sea Ice 2019. From NOAA.gov. I’d say the biggest thing that jumps out is the variability about a fairly nominal level?
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If we agree floated ice isn’t a driver on sea level then we should probably retire the argument?
Rifleman I don’t disagree that a large land ice mass loss would impact our sea levels. What I take issue with is laying the blame at the feet of mankind.
You need to study some more. Volume and Density are the basis for using Archimedes principal. Displacement is the founding variable. You can not calculate displacement without volume and density. That is why you can calculate "weight" from displacement of water. A steel hulled boat will ride lower in the water because it's total weight/displacement volume is greater than the same wooden hulled boat. When you are dealing with Ice, it is a direct density correlation. If you have a known displacement of x amount of water, whatever water is being displaced can be "weighed" and then you will know the weight of the object. You must know the density of the liquid being displaced though. That is where salinity and temperature (once again density) come in.
Go back a bit further in time poindexter. You really suck at this science thing. There have been periods in the earth’s past where CO2 levels were this high and we were never around. The oceans were estimated to be about 100 ft higher. As I said the forcing function is debated. Your narrative laying this solely at the feet of mankind isn’t supported by the historical data.WRONG WRONG WRONG.
Dude, you are rambling incoherently and literally just making stuff up. Are you a member of Trump's cabinet? If not, you should apply.
The epitome of arrogance is to say we can't smell our own sh*t on our knees. We did it. We are responsible. It's really happening, and you can't pull a Dumb Donald and blame someone else.
CO2 levels are booming. Global temperatures are rising. 98% of scientists agree.
You're welcome to deny reality. I'll go about my life working with the majority of responsible citizens in this country who agree global warming is a problem. Meanwhile, you stick your head back in the sand. Your grandkids can thank me later.
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I have so many intelligent questions about your lovely graph. Seriously, I think the background is very pretty.WRONG WRONG WRONG.
Dude, you are rambling incoherently and literally just making stuff up. Are you a member of Trump's cabinet? If not, you should apply.
The epitome of arrogance is to say we can't smell our own sh*t on our knees. We did it. We are responsible. It's really happening, and you can't pull a Dumb Donald and blame someone else.
CO2 levels are booming. Global temperatures are rising. 98% of scientists agree.
You're welcome to deny reality. I'll go about my life working with the majority of responsible citizens in this country who agree global warming is a problem. Meanwhile, you stick your head back in the sand. Your grandkids can thank me later.
SOURCE: NASA
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At mean sea level on earth we can interchange weight and mass and still be quite accurate. That’s why I put my edit in above. I do this all the time because I am a lazy old engineer. If I ever have to design a control system working outside our atmosphere I’ll worry about gravitational force. I really hope in the 4ish years I have left I don’t have to
OK, whatever. You understand the difference between weight and mass but completely miss the purpose of the principal. I give you 25 points for your understanding of mass but you still fail in your explanation of the principal and how density (a function of MASS and volume) plays into it. Epic fail.
I call 
