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== Buoyancy ==
 
== Buoyancy ==

Revision as of 00:05, 4 August 2008

Structure

Buoyancy

Ballast

Scrap iron or lead would make the best ballasts from a physical standpoint, but are expensive. Concrete and earth are much cheaper. The trade off is that you need a much greater volume of material to get the same amount of ballast.

Flooring