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Lateral with Tom Scott
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Navigating a Cruise Ship under a Low Bridge
In this chapter, the speakers discuss the challenges of navigating a cruise ship under a low bridge. They use the analogy of ships getting grounded on rocks to explain the need for caution. They then mention a technique used by sailing ships to tilt under a bridge and discuss how cruise ships handle this problem differently. The speakers reveal that the cruise ship in question has a telescopic smoke stack that can be retracted, allowing it to clear the bridge by 60 centimeters.
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