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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Interestingly, the physicist's answer would always be correct, but not always consistent.

If the sphere is compressible, then air pressure will slightly affect its volume. And unless the thermal expansion rate of the sphere is zero, the amount of fluid displaced will also vary with temperature.

However, even if the physicist gets different answers in different environments, it's always still a correct answer, because they correctly measured the volume of the sphere at that time.