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Default I'm trying to understand propellers


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:57:58 GMT, "Injam"
wrote:

If I'm screwing a wood screw into a piece of wood and my friend Charley is
doing the same thing. The wood is the same and the pitch on the screws are
the same. Screws are identical, but Charley is a lot stronger than I am.
We
turn the screws at the same RPM. Will Charley screw his screw in before
me?


If he's bigger and stronger, I'd bet on Charley. Even with the same
revolutions per minute, the depth of the stroke would be longer
because of Charley's available strength.


But, the total number of turns to screw it in will be the same.

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