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minus-squareAlexLost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·22 hours agoThey probably did swim “straight” but it took them a really long time and this was the tidal flow during her swim, ergo they went straight but the water they were in moved back and forth.
minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoOkay but why are the oscillations bigger on the English side than on the French?
minus-squareAlexLost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoEvery day has two tidal flows, one usually being greater than the other. It’s science!
minus-squarerunner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 hours agoShe sobered up half way through.
minus-squarejustme@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·19 hours agoSince there are more than two full periods, it took more than 12h?! Wow I’m usually dead after 12 min swimming
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 hours ago29 hours and 4 minutes as reported in another thread
minus-squareTomassci@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·19 hours agoAnd I bet that actively going straight would require extra energy and be slower than getting carried by the current
They probably did swim “straight” but it took them a really long time and this was the tidal flow during her swim, ergo they went straight but the water they were in moved back and forth.
Okay but why are the oscillations bigger on the English side than on the French?
Every day has two tidal flows, one usually being greater than the other. It’s science!
She sobered up half way through.
Since there are more than two full periods, it took more than 12h?! Wow I’m usually dead after 12 min swimming
29 hours and 4 minutes as reported in another thread
And I bet that actively going straight would require extra energy and be slower than getting carried by the current
Correct