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Gerard Weatherby
 
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Default how a sail works, who can help me explain?

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:35:33 +1200, The_navigator© wrote:

I was trying to emphasize the difference between angular velocity and
the linear one... The force is that whaich keeps it moving in a
circle... gravity in the case of a 10lb rock on the ground

I didn't say the rock wasn't at the North or South pole.

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