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How can a 150-military vessel float over solid land without touching it?
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β€’ Footage courtesy: AiirSource Military (@AiirSource) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj5o4AC5i88
β€’ Footage courtesy: YouTube Creator β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkC502CMjjo
β€’ Footage courtesy: Rubber-Cal (@RubberCal) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfsFTLi3yfU
Transcript
00:00A 150-ton United States Navy LCAC hovercraft roars straight toward jagged rocks at full speed.
00:06Heavy steel armor and tons of combat gear smash over swamp mud without sinking an inch.
00:13Common Sense says solid rubber tubes would instantly puncture and shred against sharp, jagged boulders.
00:20Flexible neoprene rubber skirts trap low-pressure air beneath the hull to lift the massive weight.
00:26Escaping air forms a slick cushion underneath, proving why a United States Navy LCAC hovercraft roars straight toward jagged rocks
00:35at full speed.
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