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Originally Posted by svquest2  Come on guys, the information you present is great but the ballyhoo over the semantics is not becoming. Actually the "Max Draft" (to be able to pass) "is 5' is acceptable. The minimum depth would be 5'. And since the forces are in equilibrium who really cares if you say boat or water.
Sorry, but I think that that kind of harassment on a questioner in intimidating and just shouldn't happen. I know you are all better than that.
Have a good day
Joe S |
I
apologise to anyone who felt harassed or intimidated by my little elucidation on “buoyancy”.
Since nobody actually misapplied the term buoyancy to water,
it wasn’t directed to (or “at”) any particular individual. The lexigraphic note was intended merely a trivial aside.
I care about semantics*, because the use of precisely correct language communicates technical ideas (meanings*) better than does sloppy semantics.
In this case, understanding that buoyancy is a property of (or a force acting upon) the boat, rather than the water, is useful in understanding the concepts of displacement and (water) density.
* Semantics is the study of the meaning of words.