Re: [Paddlewise] You do the math.......

From: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:44:23 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Hal Levine wrote:

> In a perfect world,  let's say you are planning to paddle a linear
> distance of six (6) miles at three (3)  miles per hour against a one (1)
> mile per hour current how long should it take you if you don't stop?

OK, speed nets out to 2 mi/hr...

> How long will it take if you take a five (5) minute rest break every
> fifteen (15) minutes (just stop paddling and let the current have its
> way)?

...then speed averages to 1 mi/hr, as in 15' you go 1/3 mi in 10 min., 
minus 1/12 mi in the next 5 min.

> Practical math or practically magic?

Don't understand what the point is...(?)

Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu

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