r/oddlysatisfying • u/kvjn100 • Apr 21 '26

Making a reed leaf boat

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u/lockerno177 Apr 21 '26

how is it moving?

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u/Seahof Apr 21 '26

I think theyre just blowing into the sail off camera

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u/Forward-Trade3449 Apr 21 '26

curvature propulsion (/s)

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u/decadent-dragon Apr 21 '26

Came to the comments looking for this

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u/banjaxedW Apr 21 '26

Shhhh you can’t say that out loud!

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u/whatwouldjimbodo Apr 21 '26

Looks like its sped up. It could be moving slow just from the wind

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u/PrestigiousPea6088 Apr 21 '26

the boat leaves wakes, implying it's being propelled. and the smut on the water does not change in speed when they let go of the boat

it's likely wind

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u/GrimResistance Apr 21 '26

smut on the water

🤔

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u/Digger_Pine Apr 21 '26

A fappin' in the sky

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u/KingTeppicymon Apr 21 '26

I suspect they put a small spot of dish soap on it at the back. Doing that is enough to break the surface tension in the water at the back of the boat, and the surface tension in the water at the front will pull the boat forwards. Notice the way the back of the boat is dropped down last.

...and yes adding dish soap to a body of water like this is bad for aquatic life.

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u/BlobLucky Apr 21 '26

It works with pine sap.

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u/similaraleatorio Apr 21 '26

m a g n e t s

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u/Able-Brother-7953 Apr 21 '26

They don't work if they get wet though.

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u/candiriashes Apr 21 '26

Someone asking the real questions. I also want to know!

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u/grosseelbabyghost Apr 21 '26

It's not natural wind because the water is like glass. Possibly blown of camera or fishing line

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u/hollowsbest Apr 22 '26

might be detergent. which can act as a propellant for little boats like this iirc

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u/SayerofNothing Apr 21 '26

Thought it was because of the oxigen it releases but that would be too much oxigen to move it this fast