Mythbusters, Blow your own sail

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LeStef

ACT

514 posts

LeStef

ACT, 514 posts

28 Nov 2011 9:42pm

Have you seen tonight's show?
I was quite surprised by the result, but I guess it's always different when you can upgrade power and size.

Is it a similar concept for us sailing faster than the wind when we say we can "create" our own wind ?

barn

2960 posts

barn

WA, 2960 posts

28 Nov 2011 7:05pm

It's not a closed system, they have managed to direct wind at a sail and get a higher percentage of wind blowing out the back of the boat, creating forward thrust. It's gonna go somewhere.

This is my all time favorite, a true closed system.