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Sailing Faster Than The Wind - How Is That Even Possible?

2021-06-10

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It's possible to sail a yacht faster than the wind that powers it! Although it happens all the time, it's really counterintuitive. Can it be explained with Bernoulli or Newton? Or both?

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Sailing on land
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The optical illusion
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Changing the angle
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Tacking
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