Glass A has scissors, Glass B has a paperclip, Glass C has an eraser, and Glass D has a watch. At first glance, people guess based on what looks \u201cfull,\u201d but the trick is about volume, not appearance.<\/p>\n
Objects displace water depending on their size\u2014the larger the object, the less actual water the glass contains. So the glass with the smallest object holds the most water.<\/p>\n
Answer: Glass B has the most water because the paperclip takes up the least space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Glass A has scissors, Glass B has a paperclip, Glass C has an eraser, and Glass D has a watch. At first glance, people guess based on what looks \u201cfull,\u201d but the trick is about volume, not appearance. Objects displace water depending on their size\u2014the larger the object, the less actual water the glass contains….<\/p>\n