minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]hexbear20·10 months agoa sailing boat can be with the pulleys a row boat isn't complicated enough to be a contraption link
minus-squaregramathy@lemmy.mlhexbear10·10 months agoI feel like a contraption needs a continuously moving bit to qualify, and the distinction from a gizmo is whether it’s hand-held or not linkfedilink
minus-squareEgon [they/them]hexbear3·10 months agoDefinitely a collection of doohickeys, doodads and gizmos link
minus-squareWhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]hexbear7·10 months agoI think a wind surfer could put in an application to be a contraption. I feel a sailing boat is straight up a vehicle as you could live in one. link
minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]hexbear6·10 months agook fair enough it's a vehicle that has contraptions on it though link
minus-squareEgon [they/them]hexbear3·10 months agoA bicycle is a vehicle as well though, or am I misunderstanding something? link
minus-squareWhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]hexbear2·10 months agoA bicycle tows the line. I'm no expert in contraptions because my schooling and early career helped me work in the adrenochrome factory instead of for Lockheed Martin link
a sailing boat can be with the pulleys a row boat isn't complicated enough to be a contraption
I feel like a contraption needs a continuously moving bit to qualify, and the distinction from a gizmo is whether it’s hand-held or not
What about a paddle boat
Definitely a collection of doohickeys, doodads and gizmos
I think a wind surfer could put in an application to be a contraption. I feel a sailing boat is straight up a vehicle as you could live in one.
ok fair enough it's a vehicle that has contraptions on it though
A bicycle is a vehicle as well though, or am I misunderstanding something?
A bicycle tows the line. I'm no expert in contraptions because my schooling and early career helped me work in the adrenochrome factory instead of for Lockheed Martin