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To: Leaning Right

not exactly. It’s a complex trigonometry and you need to read a sailing book.

If the wind is 25mph and you are traveling at 25 mph (in the same direction) you feel no wind, so no force.

That is why people in a hot air balloon feel no wind- they are moving WITH the wind.


14 posted on 05/23/2022 4:55:08 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Mr. K

> It’s a complex trigonometry... <

I agree that there is more to it than what I posted. But the bottom line is that the wind is a force. And most folks don’t really grasp what forces are all about. So I decided to just sketch out the basics, and leave it others to add the details if they wish.


15 posted on 05/23/2022 4:59:10 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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