It amazes me stuff like this can float

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Just came across this whilst browsing the internet and had to share.

Stuff like this fascinates me.


http://imgur.com/a/oRQQx

The Wiki article for those interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Servant_3

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MBBlat said:

It actually floats in exactly the same way as any other ship, in that the weight of water displaced by the bits under the water equals the weight of the boat and everything its carrying. Since each cubic meter of water weighs just over a tonne, it can carry a lot of weight.

You don't say.

It's the scale and the feats of engineering required that impresses me.