IYPT 2018, Задачи на турнира — Задача 9. Candle in Water

Problems for the 31st IYPT 2018

Release note and epigraph

Released by the IOC on July 13th, 2017

The originator of a new concept finds, as a rule, that it is much more difficult to find out why other people do not understand him, than it was to discover the new truth.

Hermann von Helmholtz

Условие

Add some weight to a candle such that it barely floats in water. As the candle burns, it may continue to float. Investigate and explain this phenomenon.

Решение

Внимание: Непълно решение

Това е открита изследователска задача — официални решения не се публикуват.


Оригинал в Архива: 2018.pdf