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If you had a bathtub big enough, which planet would float because its average density is less than water?

Past stat · 2026-09-02 UTC

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Saturn's average density is about 0.7 g/cm³, less than liquid water (1 g/cm³), so in the classic thought experiment the whole planet would float. Jupiter and Neptune are denser than water.

Correct answer: Saturn

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