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An ocean liner takes advantage of its average density, the density of both the steel frame and all the air filling the empty spaces, to float on the water. The steel's density is greater than the water, but the empty spaces full of trapped air weigh less and help the liner stay afloat. While gravity is pushing the liner down into the water, the Buoyant force, or the pressure from the ocean, is pushing it up at the same time

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