Tomb in LC

[Kumba]

When Indy is in the tomb in LC, and the oil catches on fire, he flips that coffin over him and Else. However, wouldn't the coffin sink??? This also goes along the lines of Pirates of the Carribean, when Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom walk across the bottom of the sea in the WOODEN boat. WOOD floats, and so does AIR! Explain that!

[Finn]

those are movies.

But, anyway... there ARE stones that won't sink. Okay, maybe it's pretty improbable that the casket would be made of such a stone, but anyway...

And the boat thingy... people often sink their boats in water in order to thicken the wood (to get rid of the gaps between planks). When fished out, the boats are put on beach to dry so they would float again. If Turner & Sparrow stole such a boat that had just been fished up, it is going to sink again.

Hope this makes you happy, Kumba. ;)

[HovitosKing]

Well, I always just assumed that Indy and Elsa trapped lots of air when they flipped the sarcophagus. The air between the petroleum oil and the sarcophagus holds the stone afloat, like when you flip a bowl over in the sink and try to force it underwater (assuming you capture some air inside). Granted, the little holes in the stone (where the rats were dropping in from) would depressurize the sarcophagus and allow it to sink anyway, but it's a movie--like Finn said.

[westford]

As for that part of Pirates of the Carribean, I'd assume the weight of the water above the boat would hold it down (they are at the bottom of the sea after all). But the air pressure inside the boat would keep water out, enabling them to breathe. I'm sure a physics expert would be able to explain how these things work - I only have experience of washing dishes...

[Kumba]

Originally posted by westford
- I only have experience of washing dishes... [/B]

Haha, that's funny. And thank you Finn ,that does make me happy. However, when Westford said the weight of the water would keep the boat down, well may be that's so. BUT, they'd have to travel some distance to get that far down, and walking in water isn't an easy task. Wouldn't they run out of oxygen in the boat, OR, wouldn't there be too much carbon dioxide in the air from when the two characters breathe out? Hmmmmm, explain that!

[Finn]

<small>BTW, Kumba... shorten your sig. It's a little too long. Two lines, remember?</small>

[Kumba]

Actually I don't remember, but ok......