http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2008/12/the_real_bozo_attempts_to_aton.php#more explains, or purports to, how a wind-driven cart can move faster than the wind. (A video of the cart was linked to in an earlier posting; see the links in comments #58 and #42.)
Glossary: DDWFTTW = directly down-wind faster than the wind In the comments, #14 discusses what is and is not an ad-hominem attack. Quiz: Which of these is an ad-hominem attack? (1) Your argument is stupid. Therefore you are an idiot. (2) You are an idiot. Therefore your argument is stupid. #16 links to a video of a faster-than-paper spool cart, although it is not clear whether any part of the spool is actually in contact with the paper, and if so, what part. #54 points out that "you can, indeed, accelerate a sailboat using a fan mounted on the sailboat blowing air at the sail." #63 is inspirational. http://www.ayrs.org/DWFTTW_from_Catalyst_N23_Jan_2006.pdf (comment # ) shows what looks like a tabletop model. -- Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
