2006-08-06 22:06:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Life boat ? I doubt it but, I wouldn't want to find out though, a person ? Maybe but it would release you at some point, however you may already be out of air, or knocked out, or crushed by debris. Most modern life boats, have a hard top, can roll over and correct themselves (off set keel), as well as being motorized, a very reliable craft, with full E.P.I.R.B. (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) to all international coast guard frequency's, as well as satellite tracking, and two-way communications.
2006-08-06 22:48:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 4⤋
They tried it on Mythbusters a while ago. While the perfect theory (a weighted, uniform object creates a downpull) actually worked, they tried the same thing on a 70 ton boat, and there was no downpull. They thought that perhaps the boat had air pockets that caused the boat to sink too slowly to create such a force. If it sank rapidly then the downpull would be there. I'd say the results were inconclusive. They ran out of time, but I'd like to see them try again with a bigger boat.
2006-08-06 22:13:11 · answer #2 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how close they are to the sinking boat, but yes, it does initially pull things down with it. You can try the experiment in a bath tub with one big object and objects that are smaller than the primary object you plan to sink. As it was done in the Movie "The Titanic," it is best to just go down with it and surface as fast as possible if it's unavoidable. No use fighting it because the force will be too strong for you.
2006-08-06 22:12:42 · answer #3 · answered by Nikki W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It COULD happen but the things that it could pull down would have to be in about a 10-20 foot area around where it is. that also depends on the size of the boat. Small boats under 25 ft should cause things around it to sink
2006-08-06 22:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by Amber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the suction caused by a large sinking ship often does pull things down with it. So basically that scene in Titanic when they get pulled down but "swim really hard" and reach the surface is utter bull$hit.
2006-08-06 22:10:45 · answer #5 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. some people will say no. this is because there was a mythbusters episode about this a while back. the problem with this show is that the boat they used was far too small to cause this force. large ships will generate this sucking force. if you're near a large sinking ship, get away from it as fast and as far as you can.
2006-08-06 22:10:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.Law of gravity will explain that the heavier the weight the faster it will sink but due to buoyancy objects and its mass relations will keep the power of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body placed in it.
2006-08-06 22:18:08 · answer #7 · answered by cascadingrainbows 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the ship causes a suction affect in the water as it goes down. You'd be lucky to survive it which is why Titanic was a load of poop.
2006-08-06 22:12:08 · answer #8 · answered by carly s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Within a certain area around it and of course depending how big the ship is, yes.
2006-08-06 22:15:34 · answer #9 · answered by broncos2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is another question about Brainiac last week..... No it doesn't is the simple answer..... The way to find out thsi sort of think is to watcxh Sky One on a Sunday evening!
2006-08-06 22:11:27 · answer #10 · answered by break 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the size of the ship, titanic sized ships - yes. However the period of suction is only fairly shortlived, but it wouldn't seem that way if you were trying to escape.
2006-08-06 22:10:26 · answer #11 · answered by wave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋