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How can a 150-ton military vessel float over solid land without touching it?
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--- FOOTAGE CREDITS (Educational Fair Use) ---
β€’ Footage courtesy: AiirSource Military (@AiirSource) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbXF2B3fHMk
β€’ Footage courtesy: Tanahair Technologies SB Official (@tanahairtechnologiessboffi6761) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzVZZ6VsEXs
β€’ Footage courtesy: Not What You Think (@NotWhatYouThink) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKcHeWKL1Rw
Transcript
00:00The U.S. Navy LCAC hovercraft smashes across jagged rocks at 40 knots right now.
00:06This monstrous 150-ton steel machine flies over solid land and swap without crushing the ground.
00:15Common Sense says rigid metal hulls are required to support that insane weight, but rigid hulls would instantly shatter.
00:23Flexible rubber neoprene skirts trap massive low-pressure air cushions underneath to lift the entire vessel into the air.
00:32Air pressure does all the heavy lifting, which is why the U.S. Navy LCAC hovercraft smashes across jagged rocks
00:39at 40 knots right now.
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