Comment on We are all in the same boat

Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Beehaw_Girl@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  But if you alternate rowing left and right, that’s how you go in a straight line.

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  • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    The correct method has everyone pulling in the same direction like in this schema:

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    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.

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    • Beehaw_Girl@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      In your schema, how do they turn left/right?

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