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How do floating steel gates weigh nothing?
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00:00How do massive steel gates float effortlessly?
00:04Thousands of tons of solid steel slide across the water without touching the concrete floor.
00:10Massive internal air chambers trap gigantic pockets of oxygen to create extreme upward buoyancy force.
00:18Internal ballast tanks flood precisely, eliminating friction and enabling tiny motors to slide the structures.
00:25Internal ballast compartments flood precisely to neutralize gravity.
00:30Allowing colossal barriers to pivot effortlessly.
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