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10-01-2021, 11:34 AM #18000 RPM
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Curvature of the earth's effect on ship building.
The curvature of the earth is more than a centimeter over the length of a modern mega-cruise-liner, container ship, or aircraft carrier. Therefore, naval architects have to factor that in when building said ships on dry docks.
A tidbit (that does not apply to Small Craft but of interest), that I was unware of until now.
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10-01-2021, 11:36 AM #2
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10-01-2021, 11:52 AM #35000 RPM
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ALL OF THE 450Rs hahaha! Neat fact!
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10-01-2021, 11:54 AM #4
Along those lines...It is quite a bit easier to launch a satellite east from the equator due to the 3000 MPH the rocket is already moving [along with earth it sits on].
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10-01-2021, 09:50 PM #5Screaming And Flying!
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That Dry Dock..... looks flat...............like some know the world is..........
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10-02-2021, 09:03 AM #6Screaming And Flying!
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that would also depend on where the ship is built as the earth is not round
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I’m sure you’re correct but it’s hard to believe that half an inch of ‘hook’ in the hull of an aircraft carrier will effect its handling at high speed?
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10-02-2021, 09:30 PM #8Screaming And Flying!
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What boat is that???
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10-04-2021, 05:39 AM #11
That's impossible! The earth is flat!!!
(just kidding, seriously)
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10-04-2021, 06:00 AM #12Screaming And Flying!
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its so heavy and fast its built with a hook to keep it on the planet
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10-04-2021, 12:28 PM #14
"Confidence" is that wonderful feeling you had right before you fully understood your true situation.- Unknown
I don’t know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they terrify me.- Duke of Wellington“I am not afraid of an Army of lions lead by a sheep; I am afraid of sheep lead by a lion.” – Alexander the Great
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.-Douglas MacArthur
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10-04-2021, 12:50 PM #15
You'd think they would just pour the concrete that the ship is being built on, flat and level from one end to the other. Laser levels don't bend with the curvature of the Earth.
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