Floating candle #MakeItFloat

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My Entry for the #MakeItFloat Challenge I Initially Planned to Design a Floating Raft with 8 Floaters Encircling a Central Base But Switched My Concept Mid-Stream to Create a Floating Candle. I Decided to Do Some Math Calculations Regarding the Maximum Weight or Mass of the Floater, Predicted the Amount of Mass It Could Carry, and Compared This Prediction With Reality. We Forecast a Theoretical Load Limit of 125 Grams for the Floater; A Load Above 100 Grams Would Be Ample Enough to Support a Simple Candle. Next Comes Some Basic Physics Theory. What Allows Objects to Float in Water Is That Their Total Density Is Lower Than That of Water, Making Them Buoyant. Even Though Ships Are Constructed From Metal, Air Within the Ship Reduces Its Density Significantly, Allowing It to Stay Afloat. The Formula Used to Calculate Maximum Cargo an Object Can Carry is As Follows: M = P * V Where M Represents Mass and V Is Volume of Water Displaced. Since Volumes Calculated Using Fusion 360 Total Up to 150 CM3 for Our Floater, It Theoretically Could Displace Around 150 Grams of Water.