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by rtkwe 815 days ago
It's 10 mph which is pretty slow as speeds go.
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Slow-but-irresistible force meets movable object.
All objects are surprisingly movable when they encounter enough mass.
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.
Motor control and rudder control in a momentumous frame of reference.