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I think that the reason is that waves only move water close to the surface, and FLIP's drag is centered way below it. It's clear to me how this should reduce ro
by robryk 3y ago
I think that the reason is that waves only move water close to the surface, and FLIP's drag is centered way below it. It's clear to me how this should reduce rolling and lolling, but am less certain how it should affect bobbing.
- jabl 3y agoYou can see on the pictures that the ship is very narrow in the middle (that becomes the stairwell/elevator shaft for going down into the undersea researchy areas), so when it stands on end, the waves cause relatively small changes in the buoyancy. The big forepeak that provides reserve buoyancy so the thing doesn't sink outright if a big wave hits it, sits well above the water surface.