cm0002@libretechni.ca to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 12 days agoWe are all in the same boatlemmy.mlimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down116
arrow-up1327arrow-down1imageWe are all in the same boatlemmy.mlcm0002@libretechni.ca to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareBeehaw_Girl@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoBut if you alternate rowing left and right, that’s how you go in a straight line.
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days 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.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 days 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 🤭]