There is a legend of a Dutch boy who bravely held back the Atlantic Ocean by plugging a leak near the top of a dike with his finger until help arrived. Which of the following is most likely?
A)the huge size of the Atlantic Ocean makes this impossible
B)force on his finger would be huge but pressure small enough
C)the force on his finger would have been less than 1 N
D)both the force and pressure on his finger would have been huge, but not too huge for a public-spirited Dutch lad
E)none of the above

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The Answer of There is a legend of a Dutch boy who bravely held back the Atlantic Ocean by plugging a leak near the top of a dike with his finger until help arrived. Which of the following is most likely?
A)the huge size of the Atlantic Ocean makes this impossible
B)force on his finger would be huge but pressure small enough
C)the force on his finger would have been less than 1 N
D)both the force and pressure on his finger would have been huge, but not too huge for a public-spirited Dutch lad
E)none of the above

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