Beefcyclone

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What's something you're oddly obsessed about? (SFW) in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

This is absolutely my life and it can go fuck itself, think ive had about 10 new potential careers this year.

When you go off the burn though it may aswell not exist.

Would a perfectly flat, tight sail on a boat be more efficient than a sail like we all know? in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's completely my ignorance that i didn't think of a sail as an aerofoil, in my lightbulb moment my brain thought, "fabric catch wind" in a very neanderthal voice.

I really appreciate everyone's comments however i think with yours the nail is sufficiently hit on its head.

Appreciate all your time ๐Ÿ™‚

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Would a perfectly flat, tight sail on a boat be more efficient than a sail like we all know? (lemmy.world)
 

Okay hear me out and this may sound like the ramblings of a lune but i just thought the following.

Surely a perfectly flat tight sail would more effectively convert wind energy into forward momentum rather than a full sail which would first have the wind hit it at a slight angle pushing the sail in that direction rather than perfectly straight forward.

I realise there are practicalities in operating a very high tension sheet but this lives purely in the hypothetical realm.

Does this make sense or have i been drinking drain cleaner again.

Ta Lemmers....