# Physics Question: Fan + Sailboat?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [May 8, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503 "2009-05-08T11:47:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503/81 "2009-06-11T12:25:21Z")

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R

[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70358&highlight=physics](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70358&highlight=physics)

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**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503/82 "2009-06-11T12:26:22Z")

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did the plane take off?

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**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503/83 "2009-06-11T12:26:25Z")

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Haha ive never heard this one lol.

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503/84 "2009-06-11T12:26:59Z")

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:io:

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**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503/85 "2009-06-11T12:28:51Z")

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^ Hey, stop being a butt pirate lol.

Edit: So did the plane take off… wait wut

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503/86 "2009-06-11T12:29:15Z")

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> [@MOBOOST4U](#):
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> ^ Hey, stop being a butt pirate lol.

:io:

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**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503/87 "2009-06-11T12:30:14Z")

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this isn’t even the first rpots

:suicide:

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**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/physics-question-fan-sailboat/67503/88 "2009-06-11T17:29:17Z")

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I don’t understand why the preconception was this would not work?

Just because the fan is “on” the boat?

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