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A certain amount of the boat has to sink in order to stay level. If the bottom of the boat doesn't sink, it's balancing on a knife's edge - and topples over.
by arkades 8y ago
A certain amount of the boat has to sink in order to stay level. If the bottom of the boat doesn't sink, it's balancing on a knife's edge - and topples over.
- Diederich 8y agoRight; I suspect a raft or any other flat bottomed boat would be fine.
- InclinedPlane 8y agoWhich only applies to some kinds of boats. Many other boats won't have the same issue.