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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•7 months agoYou’re assuming everything scales linearly, which is not necessarily accurate. The square-cube law rains on many people’s parades.
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish6•7 months agoI 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.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)linkfedilink10•7 months agoA 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.
minus-square@snflink5•7 months agoI have it on good authority that the Wellerman will handle this issue, along with any concerns with tea and sugar supply
minus-square@SanndyTheManndylink-1•7 months agoNot really. Drag grows with area and so does force from a sail. The larger ships will be faster per unit volume if anything.
You’re assuming everything scales linearly, which is not necessarily accurate. The square-cube law rains on many people’s parades.
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.
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.
I have it on good authority that the Wellerman will handle this issue, along with any concerns with tea and sugar supply
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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.