Salamand

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[–] Salamand@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Same. Only been here a few days. yeah, my comments will get downloaded to hell, but so far the responses are somewhat civil. It's a step up from what im used to! I also like how very downvoted comments arent automatically buried.

[–] Salamand@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

A common misunderstanding. Boats (made of rock) float due to gravity pushing the water up (as it bounces off the earth). Boats made of feathers (ducks) harness the same principle, as they are also filled with water.

[–] Salamand@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

if that's the case, if he's just an idiot puppet, why spend energy attacking him and his character specifically? It doesn't persuade anyone on the right, and it doesn't help the left focus on the people pulling the strings.

The news, and left leaning communities online, have told me every day for 8+ years that trump is stupid, etc. What's the point?

[–] Salamand@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But... right-side-up, the plane fights gravity, has upward lift, according to Bernoulli principle. And even if we angle the flaps to decrease altitude, it's still not dropping like a rock, the wings still generate lots of upward lift.

400 ton plane, wings w 400 ton lift = flight

Now (before engaging flaps) those same wings upside down would be generating downward "lift" PLUS pull of gravity. So now the 400 ton plane is like an 800 ton plane. Can the flaps alone lift that? Or, said another way, if we gave the plane flat wings, no Bernoulli, and stacked another plane on top of it (to make 800 tons), could it fly right-side-up just using flaps?

[–] Salamand@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The worst take from his opposition: "trumps such a dumb idiot". And it's why the left gets out-maneuvered; they imagine those on the right as only either 1. Imbeciles 2. Racists.

The right sees the left as cunning, and strategizes how to outplay them.

The left sees the right as backwards morons, and strategizes how to insult them. It seems to be the main play, and is doing him a favor by shutting down closer examination.

[–] Salamand@lemmy.today 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You know they have "settings", right?

[–] Salamand@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

But then how can they fly upside down?

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