• @[email protected]
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    89 months ago

    You’re assuming everything scales linearly, which is not necessarily accurate. The square-cube law rains on many people’s parades.

    • @grue
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      69 months ago

      I can see how you’d think that, but I’m really just asserting that these specific things scale well enough to still work at post-Panamax size.

      • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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        109 months ago

        A bigger challenge would be sourcing enough shantymen to be feasible. I’m not sure that the world has sufficient production capacity to provide the necessary rum for more than a handful of ships.

        • @snf
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          59 months ago

          I have it on good authority that the Wellerman will handle this issue, along with any concerns with tea and sugar supply

    • @SanndyTheManndy
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      Not really. Drag grows with area and so does force from a sail. The larger ships will be faster per unit volume if anything.