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I don’t believe he was referring to a kayak though. He mentioned his coxswain, which is a term from crew rowing. A boat of 8 or 4 will typically have one acting as an almost conductor and driver of the boat. Regardless, those oars are much heftier than a plastic kayak oar usually being made of wood and plastics but could definitely do some damage to someone’s head in the water.
You’re right it was an 8 person racing shell back then. It’s atleast 1300 lbs of people giving lots of momentum. Oars were carbon fiber.
I used to row 8s too but our oars weren’t that fancy. Wooden handle with plastic blades.
Yeah, if intentionally smashing, but still not by the regular motion of paddling.
No, you are still incorrect. Source: I was a rower in high school and college.
Get out of here. People deal with far stronger hits to the head than an accidental rowing incident, especially if the oar has hit water beforehand. Even without a helmet, that’s nothing compared to the collisions of rugby, hockey or football on a regular basis. You’re just being silly.
Edit: the physics just don’t match your assertion. The strength motion is on the thrust. Which would be once the oar is already in the water. Not slamming down back into the water. So if someone is in the water floating, they either got lightly bumped on the head, or more likely felt a little pressure pushing their head forward. And being that you were in a rowing club means you have to know that they’re much longer oars than a kayak. If you know anything about physics, you know that you need to be on the long end to exert more force on the short end. You might be rowing really hard, but getting hit on the long end, wouldn’t even phase someone. So not only is it the wrong time to use force but it’s also mechanically not realistic.
LMAO what weird ass kabal of rowers did I piss off to warrant downvotes on physics?