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Square riggers ability
no, frankie, *you* could not. a sailor could.
Do you think it could go up-wind? ...snip... Well, in a previous posting, your favorite local pseudo-scientist and mine, the inimitable Jax, stated that you can go upwind because of the vector version of Zeno's Paradox. I quote: __________ *If*, markie, you're still worried about the "lift" a sail produces, do consider that if you replace the dacron cloth with a sheet of plywood, you could still sail upwind. And if you cut the size of the plywood in half, you could still sail upwind (well, I could). Cut it in half again, and still you could sail upwind. simply put, markie, ALL you need is a force vector off the bow by some angle and you have a resultant forward vector. __________ So, you could buy that boat, add some plywood micro-sails and you're good to go. Maybe Jax could recommend a good phlogiston-fuelled stove for meal preparation. Refrigeration by Maxwell's daemon, of course. Hell! Maybe, I should go bid on that hull! Could be an interesting project. |
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