What would happen if… Options

[*mipadi*]

Assume you have a cube made of indestructible material. You place a human body inside this cube, then perfectly fill the cube up with water and seal it. You load this package onto an airplane. Unfortunately, the airplane crashes. The cube is, of course, indestructible, so it survives the collision—but what happens to the human body inside the cube? Would it be any different if you placed a glass plate or a glass sphere inside the cube instead?

[IceCream4U]

well, why wouldn't the DEAD body be able to bounce around inside?

and...the only difference it would be with a glass thing would be that the body would be alive. Because the glass (destructable) is inside something indestructable (assuming that the glass can't move around, it fits oh so perfectly.)

Don't see what's confusing about it..

But the plate part makes no sense. WTH would you put a plate in it????!!!!

[*mipadi*]

well, why wouldn't the DEAD body be able to bounce around inside?

To move, the object would have to push water out of the way; it would then move forward (because of inertia), and the water would move back into position to fill the space that the body formerly occupied.

But the water cannot move, because it has no space into which to move, because the cube is perfectly filled and then sealed. Therefore, the body cannot move, either.

Or can it? (I don't know, actually, but I think not.)

[Smoogrish]

To move, the object would have to push water out of the way; it would then move forward (because of inertia), and the water would move back into position to fill the space that the body formerly occupied.

But the water cannot move, because it has no space into which to move, because the cube is perfectly filled and then sealed. Therefore, the body cannot move, either.

Or can it? (I don't know, actually, but I think not.)

But the body could still move around, because of the force that the collision occured with, or something like that. Even if the water was compeltely sealed, it could move around regardless. I don't think the space inside the cube matters whether it's water or air or syrup much (except for resistance) in determining whether or not the body moves.

I haven't taken physics yet, so forgive me if I'm wrong.

[*mipadi*]

But the body could still move around, because of the force that the collision occured with, or something like that. Even if the water was compeltely sealed, it could move around regardless. I don't think the space inside the cube matters whether it's water or air or syrup much (except for resistance) in determining whether or not the body moves.

How could the water move if there was no empty space?

The type of material that contains the object is of great import. Water is a non-compressible liquid and behaves differently than air. I don't know about syrup, though.