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Calvert likes to paddle around in his canoe. One day it sprung a leak and started to fill with water. Luckily, Calvert was able to swim to shore, but the boat sank. Why did the boat sink?
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Calvert likes to paddle around in his canoe. One day it sprung a leak and started to fill with water. Luckily, Calvert was able to swim to shore, but the boat sank. Why did the boat sink?

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The hole in the boat caused it to take on water, as the boat filled with water, it became less and less buoyant, eventually filling with water until losing buoyancy completely and sinking.
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