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The shape of the boat only affects how much energy is needed to move it (overcome friction) when floating on water. The boat has to have a high-enough profile so that when it is placed in water, it will not take on water. The amount of water displaced by the boat counteracts the weight of the boat exactly. When a 200-pound person steps into the boat, the boat will sink to displace an extra amount of water, the weight of which equal to 200 lbs. That is assuming the boat has not sunk yet.
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What is the best boat shape to make it float?
round
Five ways how to make a plasticine float?
make it into shape of a boat
Do material and shape affect buoyancy of a toy boat?
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by making a boat and that way a boat can float anytime in water
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anything you want that can float. You can be creative.
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How does an objects size and shape affect buoyancy?
Well, buoyancy is capacity to float in liquid. So the object needs to have air to make it float an example for an boat the Titanic for example was really heavy it was made out of steel so it had air in the bottom to make the ship float.
