I have no idea how it is possible that a boat floats. Some of them are made with concrete, or metal, and other heavy material that on their own would sink, regardless of shape. But somehow, when it’s used to build a boat, it floats just as fine even if it carries extremely heavy load.
So what is the science behind boat floating, but explained to me like I’m five? 🙂
In: Engineering
Displacement. The amount of water displaced by the boat is denser than the area the boat occupies, so it floats rather than sinks.
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