Chuck's right--the level would go down--when the rock is in the boat, it displaces an amount of water that weighs the same, but when it's in the water it sinks and displaces only water equal to its volume. Since rocks are denser than water, it displaces less water after being thrown in.
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Date: 2007-02-22 07:35 pm (UTC)