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?
In: Planetary Science
Yes. Assuming the waves are not pushing the boat in any direction, the laws of physics say that any force applied to an object will have an effect, as long as that force outweighs friction.
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