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  • I’m partial to the Newtonian explanation myself, I was explaining my interest the first time I saw an illustration of the Bernoulli principle.

    in fact, I just wrote about The Newtonian explanation a few minutes ago:

    "the Newtonian makes more practical end complete sense to me sense to me as an explanation for a lift.

    maybe the confusion comes from calling the motion of pushing air down “lift”

    push-off.

    hm. what the heck is an appropriate antonym for lift…

    spring-hold.

    oh, buoyancy?

    maybe we should switch our talk from lift to buoyancy.

    rather than generating lift, velocity through the air generates aerodynamic buoyancy due to the increase in downward pressure, or rather the compressed air beneath the airfoil."


  • yeah, I’m with you, the Newtonian makes more practical end complete sense to me sense to me as an explanation for a lift.

    maybe the confusion comes from calling the motion of pushing air down “lift”

    push-off.

    hm. what the heck is an appropriate antonym for lift…

    spring-hold.

    oh, buoyancy?

    maybe we should switch our talk from lift to buoyancy.

    rather than generating lift, velocity through the air generates aerodynamic buoyancy due to the increase in downward pressure, or rather the compressed air beneath the airfoil.


  • “THAT PLANE JUST CRASHED AND BURST INTO A FIREBALL!!!”

    not the controlled landing that I was referring to, but I understand your comparison of the consequences.

    “and the ground is 5 feet below you, and you fuck up and drive it 150 feet”

    this is my favorite part of your scenario. a pilot literally less than a second from touching the ground glances out the window and thinks " well, just to make sure" and lunges forward, arms outstretched, pushing the joystick completely flat against the console hahaha.