From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!amd70!pn
Newsgroups: net.physics
Title: Re: Ice in water
Article-I.D.: amd70.1752
Posted: Wed Apr  6 21:45:03 1983
Received: Thu Apr  7 06:17:36 1983
References: peri.201

I believe an old fart named Archimedes answered that question many years
ago: a floating object will displace a volume of water weighing the same
as the object. therefore, no change in water level when the ice melts.
(because the weight of water is the same as the weight of water)