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Re:A chain cuts through a capsized cargo ship filled with cars by divbzero on Thursday December 03, 2020 @06:27PM (#25296876)
Yes, I think this is the right intuition. Given the size and weight of the hull, physics is operating at a different scale and “sharp” looks quite different from our daily experiences.

It reminds me of a Fermi estimate that my physics professor presented of how tall the tallest mountain on Earth or a generic planet of mass M could be. He started with the intuition that when the weight of a mountain overcomes the typical strength of chemical bonds, what we typically experience as “solid” rock will behave like a liquid and collapse.

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