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As an engineer (ok software engineer but still) terrible engineering is always interesting: why would anyone build a ship like this without a keel, and why woul
by coldcode 6y ago
As an engineer (ok software engineer but still) terrible engineering is always interesting: why would anyone build a ship like this without a keel, and why would anyone put 2000+ people into a ship designed for 500? Also why would anyone put massive top heavy weight on a ship with no keel and not do any calculations? And why did someone buy a ship like this because it was cheap and not ask why?
Engineering disasters always have lessons you hope someone learned before it's you in or on it.
I once won a cruise ship shipbuilding contest (use any materials you can find, it has to hold a two sixpacks of beer for 30 seconds) with a little raft that had both a tall keel and full water bottles for stability. I learned all this from engineering disaster shows.
- MattGaiser 6y ago> because it was cheap and not ask why? "Because it was cheap" answers all your questions.
- anonAndOn 6y ago> why would anyone build a ship like this without a keel Because you want a shallow draft in a riverboat. [0] [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverboat#Design_differences https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverboat#Design_differences
- lsllc 6y agoHow about designing a RORO ferry with no watertight compartments that allows the bow doors to be open while underway (and having no indicator lights on the bridge) and then sailing into the open sea at speed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Herald_of_Free_Enterprise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Herald_of_Free_Enterprise (oh and not having waterproof emergency lighting). Lots of lessons were learned from those 193 deaths.
- vkou 6y ago> why would anyone put 2000+ people into a ship designed for 500? Money, and it seems like it paid off - the owners were not found to be liable for much.