After talking about the boats and webpage for weeks...
and
... here's our conclusion:
A simple floating boat seems like a very common situation, but there are a lot of different physics components to this scenario. We neglected many possible complications to keep the scenarios simple, but it still gets complex. We answered a lot of questions with our research, but there is always more to learn, both in physics and in web design!
-- by Piin-Jiun Shen and Kari Severeid
Want to find out more info about the boats? Here are the references:
http://digitalobby.spu.edu/energy/physics-learning-resources/categorizing-forces/
http://digitalobby.spu.edu/energy/physics-learning-resources/home/table-of-energy-forms/
http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=hydropower_wave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0mzrbfzUpM
http://energy.gov/eere/energybasics/articles/wave-energy-basics
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/synoptic/wind.html
http://www.electricegg.co.uk/gallery/animation/Cruise_ship_Transition.jpg
http://clipartsign.com/upload/2016/02/01/love-boat-clip-art-set-daily-art-hub.jpg
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/dragon-boat-festival-19321182.jpg
http://www.peeks.co.uk/productimages/fullsize/EFCAAF23-027E-4D1A-8D0D-D341EC9A9CEB.jpg
http://azcoloring.com/coloring/yio/4gE/yio4gE8oT.gif
https://tracyellen01.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/drum-roll-please-2.gif
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d4/71/0c/d4710c3a5d56ab63cf21e42d04a5aeb4.jpg
https://www.ncl.com/sites/default/files/700x475_MainImage_Pearl.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/3035970198_c3c4aaf9b1.jpg?v=0
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/38/b5/5d/38b55d576edf3676cbf37b80be910f1f.jpg
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/cartoon-boat-icon-17849020.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Line0534.jpg
https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/images/103053/22/1030532278.jpg