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The speed of the tide between those islands is something like 5-6mph, and in some places much much higher (think tens of miles an hour). Water is 800 times mor
by KaiserPro 3y ago
The speed of the tide between those islands is something like 5-6mph, and in some places much much higher (think tens of miles an hour).
Water is 800 times more dense, so moving water contains much much much more kinetic energy when its moving.
But that also means it has a lot more drag. That drag can be quadratic, meaning that you'd need to a monster fucking cable to stop it being dragged away by the tide.
- arethuza 3y agoThe Grey Dogs channel between the Scottish islands of Lunga and Scarba has a peak flow of about 15km/h with large standing waves - quite incredible to watch this up close and watch the sea shooting past!
- Super_Jambo 3y agoAnd of course some lunatics will go and find a way to have fun in them! Here's a sea kayaker at Penrhyn Mawr off Anglesey in Wales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5o7qV1Gy04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5o7qV1Gy04
- btbuildem 3y agoLooks like fun! FPV [1] and drone footage [2] 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo28x0CYBaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo28x0CYBaA 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehN9c7WfLMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehN9c7WfLMI
- arethuza 3y agoHere is a video from a boat in the Grey Dogs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFG7x6rrKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFG7x6rrKw Definitely not somewhere I would want to fall in!