Timeline for Why and how strong are currents near ship side?
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| Nov 1, 2015 at 20:34 | vote | accept | culebrón | ||
| Nov 1, 2015 at 20:19 | answer | added | Jokela | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Jul 21, 2015 at 14:46 | history | edited | culebrón | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 21, 2015 at 12:43 | comment | added | Mike Dunlavey | Good question. I assume the ship is anchored and aligned with the current. People often swim near large boats that are anchored, but maybe not in a river with current. | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 2:04 | history | edited | culebrón | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 21, 2015 at 2:00 | comment | added | culebrón | @dmckee I've seen those figures. I know one can't swim against the current. But the current goes along the ship board, not underneath, and the question is if there's an effect that creates lateral draft. | |
| Jul 20, 2015 at 23:45 | comment | added | dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten | It is instructive to compute the swimming speed of medal winning athletes so that you have something to compare against when trying to figure out what "fast" is. | |
| Jul 20, 2015 at 22:20 | history | asked | culebrón | CC BY-SA 3.0 |