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Western Kentucky U wins 2026 concrete canoe competition
- Thread starter Glenn MacGrady
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For a country where canoes are such a big part of your heritage (or at least that is an idea i had) the paddling skills have a bit room for improvement, So have the ergonomics of the canoes I saw.
You don't like concrete? Where would the 22,500 km of Netherlands dikes be without concrete. Oh, maybe a lot more canoeing water.
The concrete canoe competition has been going on among U.S. universities for about 30 years. It is an engineering competition for the students, who likely don't claim to be sophisticated paddlers or paddlers at all.
The way things are going, I'm just glad they didn't change it to a concrete "kayak" competition.
Well, if there were concrete kayak competitions, would they be allowed to be posted here? Who runs this joint, anyway?
I was curious and I looked it up. Europe also has a concrete watercraft race called the Betonkanorace—and, ironically, it is held every year somewhere in . . . the Netherlands. Google is unsure whether concrete kayaks are included, but perhaps @dutchlennart could clear that up for us.
Actually, I'm interested in why concrete canoes can float. What are the physics involved? Would a canoe made out of any of the top 5 densest natural elements float: Osmium, Iridium, Platinum, Rhenium, Gold?
