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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

xkcd #3193: Sailing Rigs

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xkcd #3193: Sailing Rigs

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xkcd #3193: Sailing Rigs

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I wanted to make the world’s fastest yawl, so I made the aft sail bigger, but apparently that means it’s not a yawl anymore! It’s a real ketch-22.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3193/

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    I think the only similar thing that would work is shooting a sea anchor in the direction you want to go from a deck gun, then pulling it back in.

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      I think you just invented the paddle!

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        Yes but it’s an American paddle. With guns.

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          We could call it a Yank!

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            I’d call it Yeetle

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              How about a Throwoar?

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