I think you can safely say that air is a critical component of an aircraft carrier. I suppose the frame of it is not made of air, but the ballasts are designed with air in mind and are certainly made to utilize air. The whole system fails without air, meaning that it requires air to function. It comes down to a definitional argument of the word "made" which is pointless.
Where’s the distinction between the air that is part of the boat, and the air that is not? If the air is included in the boat, should we all be wearing life vests?
I think you can safely say that air is a critical component of an aircraft carrier. I suppose the frame of it is not made of air, but the ballasts are designed with air in mind and are certainly made to utilize air. The whole system fails without air, meaning that it requires air to function. It comes down to a definitional argument of the word "made" which is pointless.
I guess it's a purely philosophical question. But no normal person would say "my house is made of air" or "atoms are made of vacuum".
only if you average it out over volume :P
Is an aircraft carrier made of metal and air? Or just metal?
Where’s the distinction between the air that is part of the boat, and the air that is not? If the air is included in the boat, should we all be wearing life vests?