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The only way for an iceberg to achieve stability is "differential" - every infinitesimal movement needs to move the center of displacement in a way which counters the movement. This basically means flat bottom.
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Here's a non-flat one: https://imgur.com/a/7KANxOn Very unlikely to occur in nature I guess :-)
https://ibb.co/ZLYxr4x Sometimes to innovate you have to think like a child — or a teenager.
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Here's a non-flat one: https://imgur.com/a/7KANxOn Very unlikely to occur in nature I guess :-)
https://ibb.co/ZLYxr4x Sometimes to innovate you have to think like a child — or a teenager.
For example this iceberg towers above the water in one equilibrium, but barely rises above the water in its other equilibrium.
Author here. Glad to see this making the rounds again after a few years. Go science! Support your local climate scientist!
I found shapes that do not work well with the simulation: a very wide and narrow shape (like a needle) oscillates wildly and does not seem to stop or to even slow down.