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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
My apologies, Gordon in getting you to do this simple mathematical exercise.
I’ve attached a little sketch comprising 2 end views, feet up .
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Tealeaf, believe me there's no such thing as a 'simple mathematical excercise' for me these days!I have the memory and attention span of a woodlouse.
I love the sketch but you can see why I left the extra air space-your little man is LOOKING OUT at us! He's still alive!
I lined the box because it made the calculations easier and helped my theory by giving more air space.I haven't a clue how they would do it and of course a wood coffin would never be watertight.But it would float for a while in its own right.
It's still a lovely story and I want to believe it so I won't try to work out what the answer would be if they just wrapped the body in lead-if you work it out and it wouldn't float don't tell me!