refolde [she/her, any] to askchapo • 2 years agoWhat's an opinion you have that you're certain will only elicit :jesse-wtf: replies from everyonemessage-squaremessage-square139 fedilinkarrow-up134file-text
arrow-up134message-squareWhat's an opinion you have that you're certain will only elicit :jesse-wtf: replies from everyonerefolde [she/her, any] to askchapo • 2 years agomessage-square139 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresysgen [none/use name,they/them]hexbear4·2 years agoBut only if the wind is going sideways link
minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]hexbear5·2 years agoWith the right sails you can sail as close as I think 20 or 30 degrees of the wind. So not quite straight in the wind, but not far off. link
minus-squaredat_math [they/them]hexbear2·2 years agothe fuck? this feels like it violates a conservation law link
minus-squaresysgen [none/use name,they/them]hexbear3·2 years agoIt's not, because you're reducing the kinetic energy of the wind, so it's fine. It's still wildly counterintuitive lmao link
minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]hexbear3·2 years agoNope. the windmill on the deck is driving a turbine which is either driving a propeller directly or driving a generator that drives a propeller. The wind isn't pushing the ship, it's just spinning the wind mill, and the prop is pushing the ship. link
But only if the wind is going sideways
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With the right sails you can sail as close as I think 20 or 30 degrees of the wind. So not quite straight in the wind, but not far off.
Ye it's wild af
the fuck? this feels like it violates a conservation law
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It's not, because you're reducing the kinetic energy of the wind, so it's fine. It's still wildly counterintuitive lmao
Nope. the windmill on the deck is driving a turbine which is either driving a propeller directly or driving a generator that drives a propeller. The wind isn't pushing the ship, it's just spinning the wind mill, and the prop is pushing the ship.
that's neat as fuck