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umanwizard ◴[] No.44066303[source]
So, yet another thing I learned at school was bullshit. Pretty interesting to know!
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an0malous ◴[] No.44067872[source]
What are the others?

The Bernoulli principle is one.

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roelschroeven ◴[] No.44068015[source]
The Bernoulli principle is not bullshit -- it is very valid physics.

You might be thinking the way it's often used to wrongly explain how airplane wings generate lift. Yeah, that's bullshit. I mean, the principle still applies, if applied correctly. The equal transit bullshit that it's often associated with, well yes, that's complete and utter bullshit.

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1. hinkley ◴[] No.44075016[source]
Bernoulli apparently caused some serious problems during peak shipping on the Thames. Big boats navigating in opposite directions having to work not to bump into each other.