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To: Onthebrink

I always love how they use weight to symbolize might. To me tonnage just mean it goes down faster when its sunk


7 posted on 02/08/2021 10:44:51 AM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian (Sarcasm. It's my only natural defense against stupidity!)
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To: The MAGA-Deplorian

“ o me tonnage just mean it goes down faster when its sunk”

There’s a physic experiment involving a feather and a lead weight in a vacuum you need to read about.

We even did it on the Moon.


11 posted on 02/08/2021 10:51:18 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: The MAGA-Deplorian
I always love how they use weight to symbolize might.

It's not the weight of the ship. It's the weight of the water the ship displaces. Bigger ship, more displacement.

13 posted on 02/08/2021 10:53:47 AM PST by IndispensableDestiny
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To: The MAGA-Deplorian

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KDp1tiUsZw8


14 posted on 02/08/2021 10:54:18 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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