How do boats float?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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How do big cargo ships and ferries float, even though they are so heavy? Why do boats float but stones sink? How do paddles make boats move? What’s inside those enormous container ships? We learn about the physics of floating with Fahad Mahmood, professor of physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you do any of the activities we mention in the episode, send us your videos!

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0:00.0	Hi, it's me, Jane.
0:03.3	One of the things we love about making but why is that we get to hear your voices in
0:07.6	the questions you send us.
0:09.5	From the plain old goofy, my name is Winston, I'm eight.
0:15.4	To the very sweet, and I love you.
0:19.0	And so many of you close your messages out like this.
0:22.6	Bye, I love you, show.
0:24.6	We just want to say right back at you, we are thankful for our community of curious
0:28.9	kids around the world.
0:30.5	And adults who are listening, if you value this program, please consider sending some
0:34.8	love to Vermont Public in support of Bowie.
0:37.8	We are a nonprofit supported by our listeners.
0:41.0	You can make a gift today at BowieKids.org slash donate.
0:45.6	Thanks.
1:09.7	I'm Jane Lindholm and this is Bowie, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public.
1:14.6	On this show, you ask the questions and we get to find the answers.
1:18.7	And we love it when you send us off on field trips.
1:22.1	As you can hear, I am not in a recording studio today.
1:25.4	I'm on the Staten Island Ferry in New York.
1:28.6	And today, we're going to learn about how boats float.
1:32.6	Welcome aboard the Staten Island Ferry.
1:36.8	Please take a moment and pay attention to the following safety announcements.
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