2006-09-27 13:17:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I don't know but I think you would have better luck if you used ping pong balls.
2006-09-27 13:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by newt_peabody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure - all you'd need is enough of them and ways of attaching them and you could always attach them to each other like a string of pearls. In fact, this is how they DO raise ships except with much larger balls filled with air.
2006-09-27 13:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by All hat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i watched that episode on mythbusters...they eventually raised the ship, but with too many pingpong balls for a normal person to do that in their daily life.
2006-09-27 13:25:28 · answer #3 · answered by kelsey h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the ship. but yes if you have a lot of ping pong balls.
2006-09-27 13:19:49 · answer #4 · answered by zedvilla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the guys at Myth Busters it is. They did it with a boat on one of their shows.
2006-09-27 13:25:26 · answer #5 · answered by Barbara W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've been watching Myth Busters, haven't you? mythbusters tried it and if I rememebr correctly, it did work.
2006-09-27 13:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by borscht 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's funny! If you had enough of them, it should work.
I guess that I will have to watch that episode of Mythbusters. Its coming up.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=21&cpi=24704&gid=0&channel=DSC
2006-09-27 13:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by rscanner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
only a little boat a ship no
2006-09-27 13:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you see that episode of Mythbusters? They found it plausible but really impractical.
2006-09-27 13:19:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes because of all the air....you would need a lot however.
2006-09-27 13:20:28 · answer #10 · answered by Mike R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋