From: Tony Williams 

Ellen K. wrote:
> OK, so to be serious (!) for a moment, does this mean that the way ships
> float is based on the relationship between the weight of the ship and
> the weight of the amount of water it displaces?
>

That's right. A ship displaces exactly its own weight of water, and if the
side of the ship is still above the water line then it'll float.

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Tony

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