@workerONE to science • edit-228 days agoDo recent explanations solve the mysteries of aerodynamic lift?www.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square16arrow-up120arrow-down189
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minus-square@breadsmasherlinkEnglish3•edit-228 days agoTo be clear I have no idea either way. Is this one of those “we know what the principle is (aerodynamic lift) and how to make it work but we don’t know why it works the way it does?” edit. ask question. receive downvotes. Hello reddit 2.0.
minus-square@Vinny_93link7•29 days agoNo, we know why. There are just certain peculiarities that cannot be explained by the existing theories.
minus-square@asdfasdfasdflink10•28 days agoMaybe I’m misunderstanding some nuance here but it sounds like you’re saying exactly what the person you replied to said.
minus-square@apfelwoiSchoppenlink5•edit-228 days agoThe article is much less about the principle, because even it says it is scientifically true. The focus of the article is “we can’t, like, explain it, man!” It’s a really long “how do magnets work” piece.
To be clear I have no idea either way.
Is this one of those “we know what the principle is (aerodynamic lift) and how to make it work but we don’t know why it works the way it does?”
edit. ask question. receive downvotes. Hello reddit 2.0.
No, we know why. There are just certain peculiarities that cannot be explained by the existing theories.
Maybe I’m misunderstanding some nuance here but it sounds like you’re saying exactly what the person you replied to said.
The article is much less about the principle, because even it says it is scientifically true. The focus of the article is “we can’t, like, explain it, man!” It’s a really long “how do magnets work” piece.
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