Why do cans of diet soda turn horizontally when they float?

Subject: Why do cans of diet soda turn horizontally when they float?

Date: Fri May 23 18:49:32 2008
Posted by Karryn West
Grade level: undergrad School: Cincinnati State College
City: Cincinnati State/Province: OH Country: 45255
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1211593772.Ph

Message:


I understand why cans of diet soda float and cans of regular soda sink. But why
do the diet soda cans float horizontally, while the regular soda cans stand
upright after they sink?

Re: Why do cans of diet soda turn horizontally when they float?

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