SPM Physics-AHA! Rubber Tires Save Ships with Physics

 

At the docks in Miri, students wonder why massive steel ships float while tiny iron nails sink. Isn’t that a contradiction? This comic reveals the physics truth: Buoyancy (FB = ρVg). A ship’s wide hull displaces a huge volume of water, and the water pushes back with equal force, keeping it afloat. And those “ugly tires”? They’re not decorations — they extend collision time, reducing force by impulse 

$F=\frac{m(v\text{–}u)}{t}$

Join the AHA moment where physics explains both floating giants and the humble tire fenders that protect them.

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