2006-06-12 11:24:54 · 8 answers · asked by Adorably Ana 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I think it has something to do with the excess air trapped inside of it.
2006-06-12 11:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by she909e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A boat capsizes because it is taking on water. The side that takes on water is the first to go down. The waterlogged end weighs far more than the remainder of the boat. When the waterlogged end becomes laiden down with enough water to compensate for the combination of the weight of the non-submerged side and gravity, the weight of the water causes the boat to flip so that one end rises into the air.
2006-06-12 18:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A boat sinks when it takes on water. If you can imagine a boat like a teeter-totter, when the boat tips, the water will travel down to that low point, eventually, when enough water accumulates, that water will act as a massive weight, pulling the boat down to that heavy point, causing the other end to go up. So if a leak is in the back of the boat, well, you know what happens! But you knew all that!!
2006-06-12 18:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most boats are asymetric front to back. More air gets caught in one end which makes it rise and the other sink. The air's just trying to get out so it'll go with whichever ways easiest.
2006-06-12 18:31:53 · answer #4 · answered by Paul C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is a small amount of air trapped in the "high" end.
2006-06-12 18:28:16 · answer #5 · answered by illuminatus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the water pushing one side down..
cute pic!
2006-06-12 18:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by kimberly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
trapped air
2006-06-12 18:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the side with more weight sinks first?
2006-06-12 18:27:16 · answer #8 · answered by plzvl14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋