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How can a 150-ton military vessel float over solid land without touching it?
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â€ĸ Footage courtesy: AiirSource Military (@AiirSource) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78jrIflx_E
â€ĸ Footage courtesy: Umberto Marseglia (@umarseglia) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaXoXgMdFu0

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00:00The U.S. Navy LCAC hovercraft crushes jagged, jagged reefs with absolute unstoppable force.
00:07How does a massive 150-ton amphibious craft glide effortlessly across dry land without sinking?
00:15Common sense says heavy metal hulls need deep water or tracks, but this beast defies every rule.
00:23Giant industrial fans trap low-pressure air beneath flexible rubber neoprene skirts to lift the entire hull.
00:30This trapped air cushion drastically reduces surface friction, allowing the U.S. Navy LCAC hovercraft to traverse jagged reefs and
00:39diverse terrain with unstoppable momentum.
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