cm0002 ( cm0002@libretechni.ca ) to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoWe are all in the same boatlemmy.mlimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1222cross-posted to: memes@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1222imageWe are all in the same boatlemmy.mlcm0002 ( cm0002@libretechni.ca ) to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square6linkfedilinkcross-posted to: memes@lemmy.ml
minus-squareBeehaw_Girl ( Beehaw_Girl@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoBut if you alternate rowing left and right, that’s how you go in a straight line.
minus-squareKazumara ( Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoThe correct method has everyone pulling in the same direction like in this schema: If they all pull, then the oars move through the water to the left, thereby propelling the ship to the right. In contrast, in the post, everyone pulling exerts a force that is counter clockwise around the vertical axis of the ship.
minus-squareBeehaw_Girl ( Beehaw_Girl@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months ago[Edit: I deleted my question that I posted here a few minutes ago after realizing it was a stupid question because I figured out the answer to my question 🤭]
But if you alternate rowing left and right, that’s how you go in a straight line.
The correct method has everyone pulling in the same direction like in this schema:
If they all pull, then the oars move through the water to the left, thereby propelling the ship to the right.
In contrast, in the post, everyone pulling exerts a force that is counter clockwise around the vertical axis of the ship.
[Edit: I deleted my question that I posted here a few minutes ago after realizing it was a stupid question because I figured out the answer to my question 🤭]