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xkcd #3013: Kedging Cannon (xkcd.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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The real key was inventing the windmill-powered winch.

https://explainxkcd.com/3013/

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[–] waz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A fun next lesson is the benefit of apparent wind. In addition to the wind relative to the water, you have added wind generated by the movement of the boat. Since the lift generated is related to the speed of the wind relative to the boat, the faster the boat goes, the more lift you get. As a result, it is possible to actually sail faster than the wind speed of the wind relative to the water.

I'm pretty sure I did a bad job explaining that. Google can explain it better for sure.

[–] Backlog3231@reddthat.com 1 points 6 minutes ago* (last edited 6 minutes ago)

That's too complicated. I'm just going to keep using the kedging cannon.