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Reading:
- The WaterRower
is a rowing machine that uses liquid water and a spinning paddle as the drag mechanism. Its performance monitors incorrectly calculate distance rowed by simply multiplying the linear displacement of the handle by 5. This means that a rower can increase perceived velocity by rushing the recovery and pull faster rather than harder.
- A rower's power is proportional to the cube of velocity:
Unknown macro: {latex}. For example, rowing at a 2:00 per 500m pace requires twice as much power
\large $P = v^3$
compared to rowing at a 2:30 pace.