09-28-2016, 11:39 AM
(09-28-2016, 11:35 AM)Shannon Wrote:(09-28-2016, 11:32 AM)SargeMaximus Wrote:(09-28-2016, 11:26 AM)Shannon Wrote: Just because it's mostly hidden by the subconscious, doesn't mean it's not incredibly powerful. It's about like halving or quartering the minimum turning radius of the Titanic.
I don't get what you mean... and didn't the Titanic sink?
Yes, the Titanic sank, very good, Sarge. You know your history.
(09-28-2016, 11:35 AM)Shannon Wrote: The point is, the Titanic was a very big ship (the biggest for it's time, IIRC) and as such it would have had a lot of resistance to turning because it was so long and sat as deeply in the water as it did. The minimum turn radius allwable by the ship size, weight, length, thrust, etc. could be calculated using physics and math, and it would give a very slow, wide minimum turn radius.
It would have required a huge amount of power to half or quarter it's minimum turn radius... that's what I am talking about.
Fair enough. Perhaps the solution is to get in the row boat instead of lug the whole Titanic around.
