Rich wrote; >I will be happy to take this bet, provided the phrase "forward stroke" is >changed to "correctly performed forward stroke", since of course it's >possible (however undesirable) to take a poor stroke and move the paddle. > >Please purchase a copy of "The Kayaker's Edge" video available any number >of places, including directly from Performance Video, 550 Riverbend Road, >Durango, Colorado 81301, 888-259-5805 24-hour order line, 970-259-1361 >voice line, 970-259-4148 fax line. 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. The video is proof of nothing. First the movement of the paddle in the water is not revealed since there is insufficient close up to show if there are eddies around the paddle. Also, if I recall the video correctly, (I think I saw it at a canoe show some time back) there is no way of knowing what the flow is from the shots. Hence the flow could be around the paddle and not revealed by the relative motion of the boat to background objects. Sorry Rich, you don't get off so lightly. To prove your point you must actually prove it. Mind, if you do prove it I will be first to nominate you for a Nobel Prize in Physics since you will have overturned one of the basic principles of physics that a fluid will not support sheer forces. It will be worth the $100. You can help us in proving it for you if you will tell us what constitutes a perfect stroke. Then, I can prove it for you in my tank. IT will be loads of fun. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 24 1998 - 05:05:17 PDT
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