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MikeW
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Re: styrofoam

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bloke wrote: Isn't "filled with air" more buoyant than "filled with foam" ?
yes of course - until it leaks; which is why canoes have foam-filled buoyancy compartments.
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Re: styrofoam

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Yes, ... that there is two words.
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Re: styrofoam

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start saving up gallon plastic milk jugs and keep the caps....about 50 should do...sort serious about this. I think it could work.

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Re: styrofoam

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On the lakes near Branson, MO, a significant number of the docks and slips are floated by very large blocks of styrofoam.
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