On Wed, Jul 22, 1998 at 08:07:17AM -0400, John Winters wrote: > Then can you explain what causes those eddies around the blade with each > stroke. Also, can you explain how water that cannot support sheer forces > can fail to flow around the blade. Sure. Nobody's forward stroke is perfect. And nobody's blade design is perfect either -- which is why it slips a bit. Both are imperfections to be minimized, but both are non-zero. > Also, can you explain how it is that > some people talk about how the blade slips thought the water more easily > with some blade than others if the paddle doesn't move through the water. I'm sorry, I've no idea why people would talk like this. Why not ask them? > Another curious thing. If the blade doesn't move, how does a sculling > stroke work? and a brace? We were discussing forward strokes, not sculling strokes or braces. > I also wonder how the water knows when the stroke is being correctly > performed. The water doesn't "know" anything. > Another puzzle. If the boat is moving and I stick the paddle down in the > water at the perfect angle etc. why doesn't the boat just stop since the > paddle doesn't move? This is not a puzzle at all. ---Rsk Rich Kulawiec rsk_at_gsp.org *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jul 22 1998 - 17:45:37 PDT
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