How does a boat the size of a small city float?
In: Engineering
* Boat goes in water.
* Sinks a little.
* Pushes some water out of the way.
* That water pushes the water next to the boat up.
* So the boat is essentially lifting some amount of water.
* But water is heavy and pushes the boat back up.
* As long as the boat is lighter than the amount of water it pushes out of the way, the water will win the battle and force the boat to stay up, also known as floating.
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