Why are "news people" surprised that water "moves stuff"?

[SoCalDem]

I keep hearing them marveling at how a casino barge moved "all the way across the highway".. It's a BARGE...It doesn't take very deep water to move cars..and a storm surge with high winds would have (and didn't) little trouble "moving" a casino barge..

Ever see a tiny tugboat guiding a large ship?? water makes things easy to move...(except a human walking against/across the current)

These are all things that need consideration BEFORE huge stuff floating on or at the coast , gets re-built..

[H2O Man]

1. Perhaps the news people

have lived in the comfort of urban areas, where the water has been domesticated.

[NYCGirl]

2. Because one usually doesn't see a barge parked in the middle of a highway?

NT

[Lecky]

6. What she said...

[peekaloo]

3. Or that rivers "rise". nt

[bleedingheart]

4. They are picked for their looks not their smarts...

that is how I view it..

[SmokingJacket]

5. I heard someone say that a wave was "very strong" because

it picked up cars.

Er, no. It's not strong, it's just water. Stuff floats.

[Strelnikov_]

7. Because They Are Monkeys With Word Processors n/t