Gunwale bobbing
We investigate gunwale bobbing, a phenomenon in which a person jumping on the gunwales of a canoe achieves horizontal propulsion by forcing it with vertical oscillations. The canoe moves forward by surfing the resulting wave field. After an initial transient, the canoe achieves a cruising velocity w...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2022
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