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[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

As long as the tanker weights less than the weight of all that water it displaced, it will float.

But steel is heavier than water

[-] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago

And water is surprisingly heavy itself.

[-] goodeye8@fedia.io 29 points 1 day ago

If you take 1kg of steel and 1kg of water, which is heavier? That's right, steel is heavier.

A steelogram of kilo is feather than heaviers

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

If she weighs more than a duck, then she’s made of wood.

And therefore?

... A WITCH!

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

We shall use the larger scales!

[-] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Ah, but boats aren't solid steel! It has lots of hollow spaces inside, making the volume up displaced water bigger, without increasing the weight!

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