A familiar foreman joked: "Dip the gas block into the water, check it floats or not." And I took it and did it. The result surprised me

  • Dec 16, 2020
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Hello dear readers of the channel and dear subscribers of the author's channel "Timofey Mikhailov".

I am building a bath house from a gas block 12 by 8. Concrete grade D500
I am building a bath house from a gas block 12 by 8. Concrete grade D500

Recently, a neighbor approached a building under construction and asked me what grade of concrete? D500, I informed him. To which he replied: "The house will be cold."

But there is folk wisdom says:"Dip one block into the water if it floats. Then his thermal conductivity is minimal. There are a lot of air bubbles inside, which means your building will be warm. And if it sinks, or only the top sticks out in the water to the very edge. That will be cold mansions. "

Naturally I didn't take his words seriously, even though he is a builder. Moreover, he is still that joker. As it is, concrete, although gas-filled, will float. Weighing 30 kg.

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But something the "worm" of doubt has infiltrated me and I decided to submerge one block. I made sure that there were no neighbors around, otherwise they would laugh. And he dragged one block onto the bridge.

A strange feeling, one block costs about 200 rubles. And curious and sorry for the building material... I found a place deeper, but with clean water, I think 60 cm is enough. So as not to lose the block, but at the same time so that he can swim if he suddenly floats.

For earlier, I tied the rope, you never know it will float. And he said to himself: I was not. I threw it into the water... Result in the gallery, scroll the photo to the right:

Do not trust? I myself did not believe until I was convinced! You can see for yourself video. In the video, I made a reservation, at the expense of the mass of the gas block. Therefore, I apologize for the inaccuracy. Block weight 30 kg. Made a mistake unintentionally.

The block turned out to be quite good, it sank only 2/3. So the "bubbling" is good. The heat will keep more.

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