Francis Key Scott Bridge is Spectacularly Fucked

1. 2024-04-02 at 1:29 PM UTC

   #61
   Charles Ex Machina African Astronaut

   Originally posted by Donald Trump
   
   Video and comments are interesting, but long story short is no one seems to know what exactly went wrong.
   
   Today I'm an amateur Marine Engineer.
   
   It's actually fairly interesting.

   
   just go watch ship engine starting videos on you tube to appreciate the power and time required to start an engine of this size.
2. 2024-04-02 at 1:48 PM UTC

   #62
   Charles Ex Machina African Astronaut
   ok i just watch half of the video and just want to point out that rudder on a ship does not work like a rudder on a plane.
   
   on a ship, a rudder works by redirecting the thrust of fluid propelled by the propeller much like a vector thruster on a plane.
   
   without propulsion the rudder is onle a fraction of its effectiveness at maneuvering a ship/