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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902

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The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902

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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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    I don’t think so - Making the wind with the windmill would push the boat one way, then the wind hitting the sail would push it the opposite way, so it wouldn’t move. In fact it wouldn’t be 100% efficient so the windmill would move the boat slightly more.

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      Wooooooosh!

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        Is that the noise the windmill makes

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