At 1:54 AM -0700 5/20/01, Peter A. Chopelas wrote: >Dear Nick, > >I most sincerely and humbly apologize to you for the way my last posting >came across. <snip> Apology accepted. ><Snip> > >Another common usage is when talking about fuel economy in automobiles: to >say "the Corolla is more efficient than the Mercedes Benz" could be untrue >in an engineering sense. The efficiency with which the Mercedes engine >converts fuel into mechanical energy could be higher than the Corolla, but >because the Mercedes is bigger and heavier it still take more fuel to drive >it over a given distance as the Corolla. It would be correct to say that >the Corolla has better fuel economy, but it is not necessarily more >efficient if you define it as it is in engineering usage. I am trying to look at just the "efficiency" of the paddle itself, as one would look at the efficiency of a car tire. Some tires are more efficient at transferring propulsion between the road and the car. Any tire can be used in a more or less efficient manner due to the engine's power output or driver's skill, but it is still possible to isolate the tire. I have tried to isolate my comments to just the paddle. The efficiency of the whole kayak "system" is much easier for me to analyze if I look at each part separately. The efficiency of engine (human physiology) and the driver's (paddler's) skill are important. But trying to address them all at once is just too complicated for me. By knowing as much about how each works, I can try to make them work together in the most efficient manner. If I choose to. My comments have been made in the light of this effort - looking at the paddle alone. And with that in mind I that my comments apply to all paddles regardless of the generic shape. Nick -- Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 21 2001 - 09:00:40 PDT
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