Ship floating on nothing (2)! :: Physikshow Bonn

Ships floating on sulphur hexafluoride are quite popular with the public at the Physikshow of the University of Bonn! The clue is that sulphur hexafluoride is much denser than air and therefore light things can float on it!
2006/07 Physikshow of the University of Bonn.
http://www.physikshow.uni-bonn.de/

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[1357628]

were can't I buy the hexafluoride of sulphur??

[jrdennis95]

@SOhio142 1. it's not less dense because of the shape. It's because of the substance, which is aluminium.

2. From your other post, a gas is NOT a fluid, it flows LIKE a fluid, but it isn't a fluid or it would be liquid. And of course it's invisible. Oxygen isn't Green.

[RazielKain]

no you are just a giant nerd *phone rings with the FFVII victory fanfare*.....

[PumpkinMelonJuice]

Yes just as i read your comment the melody came in XD

[lunarflight]

Woah! Impressive!

Did anyone else notice the music if from Advent Children?

[54spiritedwill54]

Totally. Freakin'. Awesome!

[DeathCail]

Yeah, but it was on my old account.

[DarkJDL]

what I meant is that you brought mine back and it was 10 months old...is your 3 years ago one brough back after such a long time?

[DeathCail]

Haha, I've got one that I posted like 3 yrs ago.

[DarkJDL]

10 month old comment ftw >_> XD