Suppose that you have a piece of aluminum foil and have rolled it into a ball. You take another piece of foil the same size and make it into a flat, open box. Then you put both of these objects in a tub of water. What do you think would happen?

Suppose that you have a piece of aluminum foil and have rolled it into a ball. You take another piece of foil the same size and make it into a flat, open box. Then you put both of these objects in a tub of water. What do you think would happen?

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