Originally Posted by cyccommute
Um...maybe your are thinking about rocks vs water. Ice (frozen water) weighs just about the same as liquid water...just slightly less even. That's why it floats
Doh! Here's some smartassery right back atcha. Ice does not float because it is slightly lighter than water.
Ice may appear lighter than water because it floats. This is not a function of weight but of density. Ice weighs the same as the water it was made from. However, it is less dense and takes up about 10% more space. Any object in water displaces only its own weight in water. For that reason, ice floats.
No hard feelings, all in good fun cyccommute!