Re: [Paddlewise] Different paddles, different strokes Re: confused Aussie :-)

From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 17:10:55 -0400
Nick Schade wrote:
> 
> >>There is a demonstration of
> >>this -- using stationary buoys -- about halfway through the tape.
> >>
> >>You may deduct the cost of the video from my $100 reward.
> >>
> 
> Take your mind back to your physics class when you were in high school or
> college and think about this.

Take your eyes to your TV and look at what they're doing. It certainly
looks like the paddle is staying put--OK, maybe it moves a
centimeter--and the boat is moving. But unless the bouy is also moving
through the water, the paddle is pretty well fixed.

Steve
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