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Old February 29th 04, 01:21 AM
Jay Somerset
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On 24 Feb 2004 07:13:17 -0800, (James L. Freeman) wrote:

Can someone offer a non-mathematical EXPLANATION (as opposed to
DESCRIPTION) of why the speed of headwind and crosswind components of
a wind add up to more than the speed of the wind?

Thanks.


Sure -- just liken it to the fact that it takes longer to walk around a
circle than straight across it.