The Staten Island Ferry

The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger boat that carries people to and from two different islands in New York. We wanted to ride this ferry because it's fun and learn a little bit more about how a boat like this can stay afloat with so many people on it. So we hopped off and headed back to our studio in Vermont and called up Fahad Mahmud, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois. And by the way, if you want to know more about how the sound of my voice travels into your ears,. we have an episode all about that.