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[–] [email protected] 102 points 1 week ago (27 children)

Also weird how giant steel tankers float on the ocean. Especially when they're weighed down by all that cargo. It's practically unbelievable. I throw a tiny rock in the ocean, and it sinks...but not those giant steel boats? /s

[–] tja 57 points 1 week ago (4 children)

No, ocean water can't sink steel boats

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's a well known fact that steel weighs the same as feathers

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

A common misunderstanding. Boats (made of rock) float due to gravity pushing the water up (as it bounces off the earth). Boats made of feathers (ducks) harness the same principle, as they are also filled with water.

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