Something nice a friend wrote in her Facebook

[TransformX]

Assuming that a non-significant result means no difference is like Kate Winslett assuming she weighs nothing because there was no detectable change in the waterline of the Titanic when she jumped off.

[UtwigMU]

This reminds me of a question asked by professor in university: Does the Golden Gate bridge lower if a fly sits on it?

What if i take several tons of flies and put them in shipping containers and then load them on the bridge?

[VJ]

If you take all the ships out of the ocean, will the water level drop?

[UtwigMU]

If Kate Winslet would jump of Titanic it would change the waterline by about 10 microns.

[KRSESQ]

This reminds me of a question asked by professor in university: Does the Golden Gate bridge lower if a fly sits on it?

Pardon my lack of proper engineering parlance. But the answer will be yes, IF the fly's weight is greater than the minimum engineered deflection threshhold weight.

If you take all the ships out of the ocean, will the water level drop?

Yes, but if you place the ships on land the land-level will drop to offset any drop in ocean level.

[KRSESQ]

If Kate Winslet would jump of Titanic it would change the waterline by about 10 microns.

THAT is a VERY interesting question. How much WOULD a change of 125 lbs (ballpark ) alter the waterline of a ship of 46000 tons displacement? Your guess is probably pretty close.

[UtwigMU]

Titanic weighs about million times more than Kate Winslet and it's drought is about 10 meters. So if weight is reduced by 1 millionth, the drought should reduce accordingly by about 1 millionth.

The answer to fly on Golden Gate question is: Yes