[Paddlewise] What really is a high aspect ration paddle?

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Orchard <mspadorchard_at_home.com>
To: Peter A. Chopelas <pac_at_premier1.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Apology for post about paddle efficiency


> Peter, and or anyone else...
>
> I am fairly new to this list, and haven't taken physics for many
years...but
> enjoy both the technically accurrate and not so accurrate postings on this
> topic of paddles and effieciency...one of the things I enjoy in a sense is
> the mixture of backgrounds I see on the list...although I often have to
> guess in my mind as to the technical background of a given poster...
>
> One thing I am still guessing at...What is a "high aspect ratio"
> paddle...is this synonymous for a greenland style paddle, a long narrow
paddle, a long narrow paddle canoe style padle...or ?

sorry if this is elementry to all others, but I see it referred to
> often here, but not defined, and it is not in my physics background.  (I
am
> a veterinarian).
>
> thanks,
>
> Michael Orchard
>
>
>  This just demonstrates how important it is that everyone use words the
same
> > way, otherwise you can not communicate.  It is especially unfortunate
that
> > recent trends have been to use fancy words improperly because it makes
> > speech or prose appear more sophisticated.  It is one of my pet peeves,
> and
> > really demonstrates lack of language skills, not sophistication.  But it
> > also leads to many unknowingly using words like "efficiency", "power",
and
> > "force" in inaccurate ways, and not to understand what these words
really
> > mean.
> >
> > All the best.
> >
> > Peter Chopelas
> >
> >
> >
>
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