you are one quick study, nave.

Yes they are, and they are curved on the other side too!

Cheers

JAXAshby wrote:

I bet tomorrow I
learn that sails move a boat forward "because they are curved on one side".

Just a quick note, Sails are curved on both sides and yes that curve
has a great deal to do with moving the boat.


oxxy, give it up. you make any first year aero eng student choke and gag with
your silliness. you are dumber than his sister, and she is still in high
school.

Jax,

The description of the operations of a sail say they work because the
air flows over a curved sail. A CURVED SAIL.

The Jax description of the action is sail is the only one I've seen that
says;"One side of the sail is curved.

Jax, there is a difference between a Sail and a Wing. A Wing can have
one curved side. A Sail, by it's nature, must curve both side.

Now that we understand that, you can continue on with your Troll of
"Newton's Laws" for the action of a Sail's power generation.

While you're at it, why not explain Jax's Method of up wind motion with
bare poles! ( That was a good one) Maybe Horse-Fat will understand.

Ole Thom

He hooked you Oz, and with old bait.

As soon as he screwed up and post; "One side is curved, it was obvious
he had a wing in mind and was thinking of "Newton Law"

Don't mention Bernoulli. Just sit back and let him take line. He isn't
ready to have the hook set just yet.

He is still asking leading questions. Let him run with it for awhile

Ole Thom

Don't mention Bernoulli.

aero engineers don't.

old thom, you are babbling, trying desparately to convince yourself that what
you learned in a sailing book loooooooooooooooooooong ago HAS TO BE RIGHT, even
though the sailing book was written by an amateur.

just why in hell do you think that air behaves differently over a verticle
surface as compared to a horizontal surface?

Jax,

The description of the operations of a sail say they work because the
air flows over a curved sail. A CURVED SAIL.

The Jax description of the action is sail is the only one I've seen that
says;"One side of the sail is curved.

Jax, there is a difference between a Sail and a Wing. A Wing can have
one curved side. A Sail, by it's nature, must curve both side.

Now that we understand that, you can continue on with your Troll of
"Newton's Laws" for the action of a Sail's power generation.

While you're at it, why not explain Jax's Method of up wind motion with
bare poles! ( That was a good one) Maybe Horse-Fat will understand.

Ole Thom

the forward vector is not produced by the curve.

Just a quick note, Sails are curved on both sides and yes that curve
has a great deal to do with moving the boat.


oxxy, give it up. you make any first year aero eng student choke and gag
with
your silliness. you are dumber than his sister, and she is still in high
school.
T'would be interesting to hear from your vast wealth of knowledge why
the curve then has nothing or little to do with moving the boat.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Are you sure that there is no forward component?

Cheers

JAXAshby wrote:

the forward vector is not produced by the curve.


Just a quick note, Sails are curved on both sides and yes that curve
has a great deal to do with moving the boat.


oxxy, give it up. you make any first year aero eng student choke and gag

with

your silliness. you are dumber than his sister, and she is still in high
school.

T'would be interesting to hear from your vast wealth of knowledge why
the curve then has nothing or little to do with moving the boat.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

nave, English is beyond you? read it again and again and again as many times
as you need (seek adult help) until you finally understand that no one said
there was no forward component.

From: Navigator
Date: 6/2/2004 2:02 AM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

Are you sure that there is no forward component?

Cheers

JAXAshby wrote:

the forward vector is not produced by the curve.


Just a quick note, Sails are curved on both sides and yes that curve
has a great deal to do with moving the boat.


oxxy, give it up. you make any first year aero eng student choke and gag

with

your silliness. you are dumber than his sister, and she is still in high
school.

T'would be interesting to hear from your vast wealth of knowledge why
the curve then has nothing or little to do with moving the boat.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

I believe Jocks really has no idea what makes a sail move a
boat against the wind.

oxxy, you fail understand yet again. your belief is in utter error.