SUPPOSE YOU ARE HOLDING A GLASS OF WATER IN YOUR HAND AND KEEPING A CORK SUBMERGED IN IT BY YOUR FINGER. ACCIDENTALLY THE GLASS SLIP OFF YOUR HAND, AND IS IN FREE-FALL. WHEN IN FREE-FALL WHAT HAPPENS TO THE POSITION OF THE CORK?
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Buoyancy does not exist in free-fall