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How do boats float?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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How Do Boats Fly?

Why does a stone sink but a huge ship with lots of heavy cargo floats? Let's see if Fahad Mahmood can help us. How do boats float has a lot to do with basically what's called the density of a material and the size of a material. So it really matters how much water you're sort of displacing as you submerge it.

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