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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I believe that the OP is correct with respect to the water level after the ice melts. Before it melts, part of the ice cubes are above the water level. But, when the ice melts, it become more dense and has less volume, but it is no longer floating and the total volume evens out. So, the water level stays the same. If that makes sense.
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Correct, but the weight has nothing to do with it. It is about the volume. The volume of the ice is reduced when it melts, but, because the ice was floating, part of it was above the water level. After it melts, the part that was above the water line is now increasing the total volume of water, and the water level is the same.