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minus-squareAwoo [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-211 months agoSailing boats? Is a row boat a contraption?
minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·11 months agoa sailing boat can be with the pulleys a row boat isn’t complicated enough to be a contraption
minus-squaregramathy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·11 months agoI feel like a contraption needs a continuously moving bit to qualify, and the distinction from a gizmo is whether it’s hand-held or not
minus-squareTheLepidopterists [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoWhat about a paddle boat
minus-squareEgon [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoDefinitely a collection of doohickeys, doodads and gizmos
minus-squareWhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoI think a wind surfer could put in an application to be a contraption. I feel a sailing boat is straight up a vehicle as you could live in one.
minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agook fair enough it’s a vehicle that has contraptions on it though
minus-squareEgon [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoA bicycle is a vehicle as well though, or am I misunderstanding something?
minus-squareWhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoA bicycle tows the line. I’m no expert in contraptions because my schooling and early career helped me work in the adrenochrome factory instead of for Lockheed Martin
minus-squareLaughingLion [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 months agoa large thingamabob at best
minus-squareDr_Gabriel_Aby [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months agoNot even making a joke here, a small boat would be called a Dinghy
minus-squareMaturin [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoand a slightly larger boat, a: spoiler pinnace
Sailing boats?
Is a row boat a contraption?
a sailing boat can be with the pulleys a row boat isn’t complicated enough to be a contraption
I feel like a contraption needs a continuously moving bit to qualify, and the distinction from a gizmo is whether it’s hand-held or not
What about a paddle boat
Definitely a collection of doohickeys, doodads and gizmos
I think a wind surfer could put in an application to be a contraption. I feel a sailing boat is straight up a vehicle as you could live in one.
ok fair enough it’s a vehicle that has contraptions on it though
A bicycle is a vehicle as well though, or am I misunderstanding something?
A bicycle tows the line. I’m no expert in contraptions because my schooling and early career helped me work in the adrenochrome factory instead of for Lockheed Martin
a large thingamabob at best
Not even making a joke here, a small boat would be called a Dinghy
and a slightly larger boat, a:
spoiler
pinnace