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
Stuff like this fascinates me.
http://imgur.com/a/oRQQx
The Wiki article for those interested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Servant_3
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.
nosittap said:
You don't say.
It's the scale and the feats of engineering required that impresses me.
I tend to deal even more complicated vessels on a daily basis so its nothing too impressive for me Partially sinking a ship is easy - its fully sinking that's difficult if you're doing it on purpose.It's the scale and the feats of engineering required that impresses me.
The main difficulty with these ships is that they are very sensitive to weight & trim changes while docked down and that when things go wrong they go wrong very quickly. They can also be very sensitive to changes in water density.
Pah! Its a ship.
Now floating THESE into position WAS amazing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulberry_harbour
Now floating THESE into position WAS amazing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulberry_harbour
Some big stuff here too its an old thread i started a while ago: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=108...
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