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pcernie
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Ships made out of this metal would never sink | TechRadar http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of- ... nk-1293743Hmmm. _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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davrosG5
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Science is awesome.
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Fogmeister
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I'm sure I've heard claims of unsinkable ships before...
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TheFrenchun
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I'm saving that for building use. it's got a lot of potential!
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veato
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Apparently the Titanic was never described as being unsinkable. _________________Twitter Blogflickr
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Spreadie
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What happens if you make a submarine out of it? I suppose their claim will still hold up - a submarine is a boat, not a ship. 
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ProfessorF
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jonbwfc
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You don't want boats to sail on top of the water, that makes them massively unstable. You could make parts of the boat out of that a stuff to make them light and maybe to make it impossible to capsize them but you still need a keel and a rudder, both of which have to be below the waterline. if you made either of those out of that metal you'd have more problems than not. And yes I know for example dinghies and rowboats and canoes don't have keels but I'm talking about proper boats with motors and/or sails
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rustybucket
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It's not a metal
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paulzolo
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thames sailing barges (and other similar kinds of boat) don't have a keel - they are flat bottomed. They use boards along the side (which kind of look like fins) to add stability. They are sea going vessels too - and are pretty stable.
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l3v1ck
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Ignoring the fact that the engine, cargo etc would have a much higher density. A holed ship would still sink.
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