A small solid object might not float, however. Less water displaced results in a smaller buoyant force. But the weight of the water it displaces is more than the weight of the aircraft carrier, so it floats. Me, I weigh more than the water I displace, so I sink.
The keel of the boat is deep under the water, and the ship is quite wide for most of its length. If you roll a blob of clay or putty into a ball and drop it into a pot filled with water, it sinks.
But it floats after you flatten it and curl it up into a cup shape. Try it! Image link to full profile By Phil Kesten. Follow us on Instagram. Follow us on Facebook.
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Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas is the largest on the ocean, at a staggering , tonnes. So why do ocean giants like this stay afloat on the water when a tiny stone would sink to the bottom in an instant? Cruise ships and other large vessels will float if they displace an amount of water equal to their mass.
As the ship moves forward, the water it pushes out of the way constantly tries to fill the gap. Usually very wide with a deep base line, the hull effectively pushes water out of the way to keep the boat afloat. The average density of the ship includes both the weight of the vessel and the empty spaces of air on board.
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