I can't float so how does this?

Hello William,

Cute title and post - it is amazing these ships don't sink!

I love watching the Great Lake freighters. One of my favorite places is the Soo Lock in St Saint Marie Michigan. Used to sit and watch them for hours with my dad. Thank you for sharing.

With boats, it's all about displacement, rather than body mass. . .tsk, tsk!  I float like a cork.  I suspect you couldn't drown me.  I've always felt it was simply a matter of becoming one with the water:-)

Nice try, but you learned all of that in high school. You also know that houses float. Just watch the news the next time they report a flood.

Depending on type, oil weighs between 10 to 15 % less than water.  I would guess that this tanker draws about 45 to 60 feet, whereas you might reach equilibrium at about a 4 foot depth despite what your better half might think.  Breath deep my friend!  

Bill...

I often wonder how these huge ships stay afloat too, especially when they have a full load.

Well if you can't swim, or float, I hope you wear a life vest when you're in your boat out fishing!!!

Bill, it is amazing about us being so much water!  We're lucky we don't melt in the rain.

Just like an airplane...how does that bunch of steel get off the ground.

I have always wondeered this also,  I understnad the displacement, but still the denseness of metal...