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Draw an iceberg and see how it will float! We often draw icebergs vertically, with a little tip above the water, and a giant part under the water. This doesn’t work, it wouldn’t float, because of mass distribution. If you want to have fun, draw your best iceberg, and see how it would actually float!

https://joshdata.me/iceberger.html

By @josh

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@stephaniewalter This looks like it would be a fun science class activity.

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@stephaniewalter i used it countless times in meetings. most of the versions used in slides are falling over ;)

cc @josh

maybe its time for a podcast episode about physics vs. psychology of iceberg models?
@NadjaBoehlmann @Alisa @mariakuehn @karen

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@stephaniewalter

I painted Santa Claus' house. You may know, the one you draw with one pen stroke without painting a line double.

https://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/house.html

See, Santa is save!
I guess, "Floatingpoint units" are the cause (and my not accurate drawing) 😂

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@dan613 I teach earth and environmental science classes sometimes (US middle/high school), and I am definitely going to use this when I teach it next! Thanks @stephaniewalter for sharing this!

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@stephaniewalter There's something wrong with the simulation. Draw triangle in top-left corner. Watch the crazyness. Draw same triangle in the middle, and it behaves differently.
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@f4grx @stephaniewalter I read this and I agree. But my first thought (ADHD) was: I think an iceberg murdered this person's loved ones.

Most folks cobble stuff together and seek a thing that does the job. Some folks are malicious. This creates a confusing landscape but it's also all I've ever known the web to be.

Beating on something that brings joy to people doesn't get them to heed your words. I also don't have a magic solution to get folks to pay attention.

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