On 2006-06-17 03:15:04 -0400, " " said:
> Hi,
>
> I and some of my friends had an opportunity to build rafts using sticks
> and 4 inflated car tyres and normal ropes.
>
> The requirement is for one person has to travel in the raft.
>
> Of the 3 groups, 2 groups made boats of square shapes, and our group
> made
> a triangle shaped boat.
>
> I want to know if a triangle shaped raft is more safer than square
> shaped from a aqua dynamics point of view, for 1 person and the
> reasons.
>
> If you know any links which talks about raft/boat building, please let
> me know
>
> Please excuse me, if I have posted in a wrong alias...boat building is
> also one of my hobbies, but never got an opportunity to build one..
>
> - Murs.
If you lose one of the tires in the corners in a triangle, the shape
will start to tilt far more noticeably than if you do so on a rectangle
or square... look at ATVs. They used to be made in Trikes, but almost
all are now QUADS...primarily for safety reasons...the trikes flipped
far more easily.
>> Stay informed about: reg shape of boats.. 
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