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At first I thought to call this Foil Umbrella, but that might have made you think of aluminum foil.
The Wing Umbrella is an asymmetric umbrella. The frame is shorter on one side than on the other, somewhat (but not entirely) like a seashell. The stem is attached closer to the more curved side of the
umbrella.The umbrella forms a foil.
When using the umbrella, the more curved end is rotated into the wind.
There are two advantages:
- in wind gusts, the umbrella tends to stabilize itself rather then wanting to flop around.
- the umbrella produces some lift in wind, thereby relieving strain on the arm.
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//the umbrella produces some lift in wind// we'll all be mary poppins. |
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could it not fly over and join the
"umbrellas" category? |
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Don't know enough about physics to have a truly informed opinion on this, but it sure sounds good + |
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//could it not fly over and join the "umbrellas" category?// |
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Odd, I thought I did select the the umbrellas category. Did someone move it? I changed the spelling back to "asymmetric" with two m's. |
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Now that it's made the big jump - could
it make another wee hop over to the
"umbrella shape" category ? Isn't this
fun? |
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[xenzag], thanks for being so involved. I think I like it better in the general umbrella because shape follows function with this umbrella: shape is not the goal. I can't say I feel very strongly about it though.. |
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