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Boat Design

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The earliest known boat, the Pesse canoe, dates back 10,000 years, yet modern boat design still relies on the same fundamental principle—displacement of water—but now refined with computational fluid dynamics.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever wondered why a massive cruise ship stays afloat while a small rock sinks, or how the sleek shape of a racing boat cuts through water so effortlessly?