Comment on Anon isn't fooled by planes
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 19 hours agoAs long as the tanker weights less than the weight of all that water it displaced, it will float.
But steel is heavier than water
Comment on Anon isn't fooled by planes
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 19 hours agoAs long as the tanker weights less than the weight of all that water it displaced, it will float.
But steel is heavier than water
pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
Ah, but boats aren’t solid steel! It has lots of hollow spaces inside, making the volume up displaced water bigger, without increasing the weight!