MITK12Videos's video: How Do Ships Float

The technology that keeps huge cargo ships afloat is amazingly simple. PJ, a masters student in Naval Construction and Engineering at MIT, explains just how simple it really is. Resources from MIT on the technologies in naval architecture that help even the heaviest cargo ships float: https://www.pinterest.com/mitk12videos/how-do-ships-float/ ---------- Find us online! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MITK12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MITK12Videos http://k12videos.mit.edu ---------- made with love at MIT Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA, MIT http://k12videos.mit.edu/terms-and-conditions Hosted & Written by: Paul John Folino Additional Scripting by: Elizabeth Choe & George Zaidan Executive Producer & Doodles: Elizabeth Choe Director: George Zaidan Camera: Adam Morrell Editor & Motion Graphics: Per Hoel Theme song: Anthony Thomas & Neil Aggarwal Ocean image from Nick Ares (https://www.flickr.com/photos/aresauburnphotos/794848604/in/photolist-2deNNh-prTpxK-a7Nd45-6pDg22-8yNKHU-mTmFTf-nVwBSE-kuoKZo-6fdym4-npGKAP-gGN5ee-qxSFHn-db134G-ppPSEL-dXP6JK-gNxXDw-aj7nAC-cTzAam-4s5uDS-7zwXeX-oF3a7f-c6PNJo-aWAJHM-61apb4-pQhKKP-kbXXbT-qA59eo-bWsB6V-ckCX2m-9vwt6A-8gRSod-gR5czW-c29PNq-9J4m2W-fYykBN-nRLAqX-fSgSP4-d4NfbW-47vw1L-oGWLT5-aEdAw2-nLxnL7-dXCxGQ-6G9LCk-8xGbgq-c7ZuRq-b5Br7K-fqTU5X-4QgtEm-d4) Music: “Imprenie” by Homme Studio (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Homme_Studio/Planetarium/Imprenie) “Relax” by Jazzafari (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jazzafari/Jazzafari_BeaTape_Vol1/11_jazzafari_-_relax) “Sly Tout Croche” by Tortue Super Sonic (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tortue_Super_Sonic/B_20_1464/16_-_Sly_Tout_Croche) Special Thanks: Lynn Vikesland & Massport Authority Joshua Leighton & Prof. Franz Hover’s Research Group at MIT (http://web.mit.edu/hovergroup/)