This is for a school project, I need to make a boat that can float with 4 or more pounds on it, and it can't drown. I need to know the best wood that can be used to float on water.
2007-10-24 10:38:24 · 3 answers · asked by Tesmy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
You can make a boat with any wood, even ebony, which is denser than water. Ships are made of steel, which is considerably denser than water. Just try to make it leakproof, and large enough to displace enough water for its own weight, plus 4 pounds, plus some margin for freeboard. Balsa wood is cheap and easy to work with, but it's not strong. A boat can't drown, since it's not air-breathing or even living.
2007-10-24 14:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Balsa wood. Just use reinforcemeant beams made of thickr or stronger woods. Find balsa wood in your local hobby shops.
2007-10-24 10:44:53 · answer #2 · answered by Ricardo A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
balsa
you can use it for toy aeroplanes too!
2007-10-24 11:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋