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[+] ohulancutash@feddit.uk -13 points 8 hours ago (6 children)

A hydroplane is a very specialised speedboat. The word they were unsuccessfully grasping for was aquaplaning

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 18 points 8 hours ago

Yes, you could write that and feel smart. Or, and hear me out on this one, you could check real quick and see that both are correct and describe the same thing.

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[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

The proper term for the boat you're looking for is "hydrofoil"

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 point 7 hours ago (2 children)

A hydrofoil uses a wing under the waterline to create lift, while a hydroplane generates lift from the hydrodynamic qualities of the hull itself.

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[–] PrimeErective@startrek.website 1 point 3 hours ago (1 child)

So when a car's tires generate lift from their own hydrodynamic qualities and send the vehicle careening out of control we can also call that hydroplaning

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 point 2 hours ago

Not even Musk could design a car so shit it disregards the laws of physics.

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[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 7 points 7 hours ago

One the one hand, "hydroplaning" is another word for "aquaplaning" so you were wrong to correct OP.

But, on the other hand, the message being conveyed was clear enough that you knew what they were saying, so you were wrong to correct OP.

But, that said, on the other, other hand your tone is just gratingly smug and, even if your actual point was valid (to reiterate: it wasn't), based only on your condescending manner you were wrong to correct OP.

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