Re:Everything you need to know about windsocks
by kweks on Sunday November 01, 2020 @04:38AM
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An easier way to "read" a windsock: count the bars until the windsock "breaks" / folds down, as per: https://patentyogi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Patentyogi...
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Re:Everything you need to know about windsocks
by justmyname on Sunday November 01, 2020 @06:18AM
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Exactly that is mentioned in the article.
Re:Everything you need to know about windsocks
by kweks on Sunday November 01, 2020 @07:06AM
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To be fair, the article mentions reading via which elements are 'full', and I mention by the 'crease point'.
When I started parachuting, I struggled to quickly read windsocks, because the definition of 'full' can be somewhat ambiguous (Is it mostly / somewhat / completely inflated, what if it's full now but wasn't three seconds ago..)
I'd found: See where it 'breaks' provided a much better point of reference.
Perhaps this will help others that shared my confusion :)
Re:Everything you need to know about windsocks
by oftenwrong on Sunday November 01, 2020 @09:14AM
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An infographic like this would have made that part of the article much more clear!