Ice technically water molecules that are further away from each other

[00:00:00]So, I've got to issue a correction on one of my posts and clarify something.

[00:00:03]>> But ice is technically just water molecules that are further away from each other. So, there's actually air in between. So, when it melts, it will actually stay completely at the exact same level as where it was when it was in ice form, if that makes sense. Now, I don't remember what the exact comment was, and I need to get a code to log into my laptop here, but I can't log into my phone's Instagram, but it's over there filming a time lapse, which you'll see throughout this video, of another cup of ice, just to make a point. So, let me be very specific with any comments I may or may not have said to clarify my point on displacement. I'm pretty sure I did make a mistake and say that it takes up the same volume, which is short-handed cuz technically no, it doesn't. But also, yes, it does. Thanks to buoyancy and because ice is less dense, not more dense. If it was more dense, it would sink. But because ice is floating, it's less dense than water.

[00:00:48]Because of that buoyancy, it takes up as much space in the cup or as much volume in the cup as it would of something of that weight. Therefore, when it melts, which it is currently doing right now as we speak, that ice will never overflow.

[00:01:02]And that's because this chunk of floating ice actually takes up more volume, not less volume, than the water in question. However, because it's floating, it takes up a volume of water of which is equal to the amount of water that it is displacing. Hence, Archimedes principle, which is what I was referring to in that video. So, let me correct and clarify my point because I think I lost some of you along the way. The ice doesn't take up the same amount of volume as the water. Technically, it takes up more. But because it floats and because of buoyancy, the water level will stay the same once the ice is melted. Because the floating ice is already displacing its own weight in water before it even melts. Hopefully, that makes sense. And in the end, once the water melts, it doesn't overflow.

[00:01:45]Okay, hopefully that was a better explanation. I mean, that post wasn't even technically about that, but I want to be sure that if I'm wrong about something or I misspeak that I correct myself. And if there's any other corrections I need to make, let me know down in the comments below. I love you guys, and I want you to live a long and healthy and happy life. and I'm a human being.