Posadas [he/him, they/them] to chapotraphouse • 4 years agoCargo ships are bigimagemessage-square20 fedilinkarrow-up155
arrow-up155imageCargo ships are bigPosadas [he/him, they/them] to chapotraphouse • 4 years agomessage-square20 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareAcidSmiley [she/her]hexbear21·4 years agoThe lowest parts of the ship are filled with water to add weight and avoid that. link
minus-squareContrarian [comrade/them]hexbear22·edit-24 years agoPlus the lowest parts often contain engines or machinery to keep more weight down there, lowering the boats center of gravity along with the water link
minus-squareProudPatriot1776 [he/him]hexbear11·4 years agoYou would be surprised but a narrow bottom and a broad top is more stable than a wide bottom and a narrow top link
The lowest parts of the ship are filled with water to add weight and avoid that.
Plus the lowest parts often contain engines or machinery to keep more weight down there, lowering the boats center of gravity along with the water
That makes perfect sense. lol
You would be surprised but a narrow bottom and a broad top is more stable than a wide bottom and a narrow top