5 ms·

But in this case with slow speed, it's the massive (literally) amount of mass of the cargo ship that gives it an un-intuitively large amount of energy.

• trilbyglens 2y ago
  8kn isn't super slow
  • rtkwe 2y ago
    It's 10 mph which is pretty slow as speeds go.
    • euroderf 2y ago
      Slow-but-irresistible force meets movable object.
      • samplatt 2y ago
        All objects are surprisingly movable when they encounter enough mass.
        • jaxson60 2y ago
          To your point, it is mass. Most people don't understand mass on water. At 1 knot the ship would do the exact same damage, topple the support and drop the bridge.
          • euroderf 2y ago
            Motor control and rudder control in a momentumous frame of reference.
• lupire 2y ago
  sqrt of 100K times weight of a car is 300 cars worth.