> Yet you can distribute the weight of a structure on larger bases. In the case of solid objects, indeed. This is because in solids atoms are bonded together a

> Yet you can distribute the weight of a structure on larger bases. In the case of solid objects, indeed. This is because in solids atoms are bonded together and so the weight can distribute. An easy and extreme case of this last statement is to imagine standing on a bridge. Your weight is supported not just by the part of the bridge underneath you, but, via transmission, by the two end points attached to land. In liquids, the atoms are not bonded, so the same distribution cannot happen.