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How Did Archimedes Exist

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Some of his inventions are hard to believe that they actually existed but it is said that he invented a giant reflecting mirror to set ships sails on fire. It is also said that he invented a giant crane to move an enemy ship completely out of the water in order to keep it from attacking their land (Bruno 24). A well known story about Archimedes is that he discovered that every item has a different density. It is said that he was in the bath tub and realized that the water would rise up when different amounts of weight was placed in the water. It was in the tub that Archimedes is said to realize that objects of the same weight would displace different amount of water. It is known with certainty that he then ran through the streets naked saying,

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