A boat is loaded with heavy statues on a small lagoon. The boat overturns and the statues sink to the bottom of the lagoon. The boat, now empty, displaces less water than when it was full of cargo. The question is: Will the lagoon's water level rise
or fall because of the statues on its bottom?

Question

A boat is loaded with heavy statues on a small lagoon. The boat overturns and the statues sink to the bottom of the lagoon. The boat, now empty,  displaces less water than when it was full of cargo. The question is: Will the lagoon's water level rise
or fall because of the statues on its bottom?

anonymous · Answer

Good question and I think it will rise. And please post this question in the appropriate group.