showerthoughts·Showerthoughtsbygandalf_der_12te transport velocity: boats can only go slow, airplanes can only go fastif you think about it, boats can't go above a certain speed (hull speed) and airplanes can't go below a certain speed (or they would stall). Really makes you thinkView original on discuss.tchncs.de23Comments8
Admiral Patrick dubvee.org1Hide 1 reply[Hits bong] Over water, a boat going too fast becomes a plane and a plane going too slow becomes a boat.13
vvatlark lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThanks for posting in showerthoughts. Rule 2 is that the title should be a complete thought. Mind beefing yours up a bit?3
PPommes_für_dein_Balg feddit.org1Hide 1 replyReally makes me think about speedboats and helicopters, which have no hull speed and no stall speed.3
[Hits bong] Over water, a boat going too fast becomes a plane and a plane going too slow becomes a boat.
More a submarine then a boat.
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Thanks for posting in showerthoughts. Rule 2 is that the title should be a complete thought. Mind beefing yours up a bit?
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Really makes me think about speedboats and helicopters, which have no hull speed and no stall speed.
yeh
hot air balloons also have no stall speed.
And yet,,, blimp