Wire sieve boat floats on water until alcohol is added.

Wire sieve boat floats on water until alcohol is added.A light-weight wire screen boat floats when placed gently on the water. The boat sinks when alcohol is added to the water. Set-Up Note: Dry the boat with compressed air or a hair dryer in between trials. It must be very dry or it won't float. Add methanol mixed with a squirt of liquid soap and some water. FLUID STATICS.