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Old 10-10-2008, 04:53 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I think of the difference between split fins, and paddle fins as this.

Split fins are your fast expensive sports cars that go fast have high rpm's w/e.

Paddle fins are your big F350 or your semi truck, they are able to pull huge loads, and have alot of power, but they cant/arnt engineered to go as fast as that sports car, but again splits being a fast car, cant pull that big load that the truck can
beautiful analogy! i'll use that one next time some one asks!
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Old 10-10-2008, 05:07 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Split fins are your fast expensive sports cars.

Paddle fins are your big F350 or your semi truck.
A fair analogy, except that many folks regard paddle fins as also being more agile than splits.
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I said that farther in my post MSilvia

But to make it work with my analogy, paddle fins are like a bulldozer, they can turn on a dime by reversing one tread
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So, I'm diving with a bulldozer, no wonder my feet sink...
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lol I give up of course jet fins are 2 lbs negative you know
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I think i like the idea of diving with a bulldozer!!!
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