2006-09-27 13:18:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
This was already done on the Discovery Channel's show called Mythbusters.
2006-09-27 14:09:50 · answer #1 · answered by Winning 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you'd need to engineer it so that no individual ball would be crushed by uneven pressure distribution. You can calculate the number by calculating the volume of water with the same mass as the ship, and dividing it by the volume of a ping pong ball. And if you do it, send us a picture!
2006-09-27 13:23:17 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With enough ping pong balls, anything is possible.
2006-09-27 13:25:38 · answer #3 · answered by JistheRealDeal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, technically, anything is possible, but a ship filled with ping pong balls would still sink
2006-09-27 13:22:07 · answer #4 · answered by Brian F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea man.. whether somethin floats or not depends on its density, i tihnk the density of water is 1. so if the density is higher than that, its a sinker.. with enough ping pong balls, yea youd have yourself a floater
2006-09-27 13:36:07 · answer #5 · answered by itschris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are these African or European ping-pong balls?
2006-09-27 13:34:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, if you have enough of them. They are boyant. The have trapped air inside them. Get enough of them together and they can do it.
2006-09-27 13:36:53 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be because of all the air
2006-09-27 13:19:49 · answer #8 · answered by Mike R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋