Stability 1: Why Buoyancy Is Imaginary

Roger Long's Series Begins With a Misunderstood Concept

Try to push this ball under the water, and you will feel the power of the force resisting you, but how does it actually work?

The author is a retired naval architect. This is the first of 11 stories explaining vessel stability to a non-technical audience.

It is commonly believed that boats, ships, and other floating objects are kept from being pulled unde…