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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 26 1999 - 08:45:03 PDT
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