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I was watching a program on the worlds largest cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas. It displaces 243000 tons. They we're discussing the sophisticated maneuvering systems and I got to thinking.
Let's say the ship is docked, within a foot of the dock and untethered. If I sat down with my legs dangling over the side of the dock, put my feet against the hull and pushed against the hull bracing my back against the pier, and pushed as hard as I could, would I be able to move the ship away from the dock?
How much force would it take and would a human be able to do that? It might move slowly but would I be able to move it noticeably?
How would you go about figuring that out?
Tex
Let's say the ship is docked, within a foot of the dock and untethered. If I sat down with my legs dangling over the side of the dock, put my feet against the hull and pushed against the hull bracing my back against the pier, and pushed as hard as I could, would I be able to move the ship away from the dock?
How much force would it take and would a human be able to do that? It might move slowly but would I be able to move it noticeably?
How would you go about figuring that out?
Tex
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