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Re:Heavy-lift ship lifts entire cruise liner out of the wate... by Neil44 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @03:17AM (#21512440)
I found your choice of words quite amusing because the dock really could simply flip upside down!
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Re:Heavy-lift ship lifts entire cruise liner out of the wate... by mrarjen on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @05:40AM (#21513091)
Would be fun to calculate what is required for the dock to actually flip, the scale of it is huge, so you would see it coming a mile away no?
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Re:Heavy-lift ship lifts entire cruise liner out of the wate... by Neil44 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @08:38AM (#21513947)
I’m thinking you would see it coming a mile away, but could you pump water quickly enough to stop it once the centre of gravity got away from you?
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