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[Phys-l] Wind Powered Vehicle speeds downwind
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: Brian Whatcott <
betwys1@sbcglobal.net
>
Date
: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:17 -0500
An object that apparently excites physicists' emotions...a wind yacht that goes downwind at
wind speed X 2+
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/downwind-faster-than-the-wind/
(Which reminds me - there's a boat that can sail directly upwind - I think THAT one
can go faster than the wind too....)
Brian W
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