how a sail works, who can help me explain?

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The_navigator©

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how a sail works, who can help me explain?

So if a=0 f=0?

Cheers MC

Gerard Weatherby wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:37:55 +1200, The_navigator© wrote:
Of course it still applies.

You tell me!

Technically, that depends on your reference frame. Let's consider the earth
stationary and the rock stationary. Therefore it is not accelerating. Does F=ma
still apply?

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