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[-] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 8 points 8 months ago

You're assuming everything scales linearly, which is not necessarily accurate. The square-cube law rains on many people's parades.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I can see how you'd think that, but I'm really just asserting that these specific things scale well enough to still work at post-Panamax size.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 8 months ago

A bigger challenge would be sourcing enough shantymen to be feasible. I'm not sure that the world has sufficient production capacity to provide the necessary rum for more than a handful of ships.

[-] snf@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I have it on good authority that the Wellerman will handle this issue, along with any concerns with tea and sugar supply

[-] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago

Not really. Drag grows with area and so does force from a sail. The larger ships will be faster per unit volume if anything.

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