By - Moataz Billah Ramadan Ibrahim
Archimedes`s principle is the basis of many inventions that are used today from small boats to large yachts in addition to much more invention that is based on that principle. In the following lines Archimedes`s principle, the way that Archimedes discovered the principle, and the real-life application of that principle will be discussed.
First things first Archimedes`s principle Illustrates that the buoyance force must be equal to the weight of the object that is on the water to make it floats in other words F( buoyant) = W (where “F buoyant“is the buoyant force and “W” is the weight of that object).
Archimedes was given a crown by his king, and he gave him an assignment, which was to determine whether this crown is made of pure gold, or it was mixed with any other substances. This assignment was very difficult for Archimedes until Archimedes decided to have a shower. When Archimedes went down in his bathtub, he noticed something weird (which was the spark that made him understand the buoyancy law) the water level increased till it falls out of the bathtub when he went more and more down the bathtub, and he noticed also that the volume of the falling water is equal to the volume of his body after these observations Archimedes concluded the buoyancy law. When he realized that he ran away naked in the street saying “I found it” many sequent times.
One of the most popular things in the world is hot air balloons these balloons` working ideas are based on Archimedes’s principle as well as yachts and small boats.
To wrap up Archimedes`s principle illustrates that F(buoyant) = W, and he discovered this law totally coincidentally. This discovery changes the world in many ways as it makes traveling among continents easier and it helps universal companies in transferring their goods.
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