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How can a 150-ton military vessel float over solid land without touching it?
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• Footage courtesy: AiirSource Military (@AiirSource) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbXF2B3fHMk
• Footage courtesy: PeriscopeFilm — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTOmYgUP9TE

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00:00The United States Navy's LCAC hovercraft smashes across jagged rocks weighing 150 tons.
00:07How does a massive warship glide effortlessly over dry land and swamps without sinking into the mud?
00:14Common Sense says rigid metal hulls would instantly crack under this monstrous weight,
00:19but solid steel never touches the ground.
00:22Flexible neoprene-coated nylon skirts trap a continuous cushion of pressurized air beneath the craft,
00:29lifting the massive vehicle off the ground.
00:32This trapped pneumatic pressure creates an invisible cushion
00:36that lets the United States Navy's LCAC hovercraft smash across jagged rocks weighing 150 tons.
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