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		maxerickson on March 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is that ship still stuck? If I estimated right, the fuel is a few percent of the total mass (maybe around 5%). Not the most encouraging result.

userbinator on March 25, 2021 [–]

If it was floating, raising it out of the water by 5% would not be insignificant, and help relieve some of the forces holding it in place.

FranOntanaya on March 26, 2021 | [–]

I wonder what's the margin for raising the center of gravity too much out of the water without risking it tipping, with all that cargo on top.

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