A friend and I have been having an ongoing debate for years. We were at a pub on a wharf, watching shipping container ships and cruise ships come into dock, and he posed the question. With no wind, no waves, perfect conditions, could he move the ship at all?
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Here’s an answer that’ll blow your mind: in ideal conditions like you stated (no wind, waves, etc), you could move the ship without even touching it. All you have to do is stand near it, and the gravitational attraction between your body and the ship will pull it towards you.
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