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Why Are Cruise Ship Pools So Small? [video](youtube.com)
12 points by nomilk 20 hours ago | 2 comments
  • potato373284219 hours ago

    TL;DR mitigating the weight and free surface effect plus the lever arm of being damn near the top deck would cause unacceptable knock-on tradeoffs.

    Video could've been 1/5th as long IMO.

    • qubex10 hours ago |parent

      Yeah it’s pretty obvious to anybody with even a basic understanding of statics that having a lot of dense water sloshing around high up is going to amplify any oscillations or lists that develop. It’s the exact opposite of what you’d want to enhance stability.