Talk:Pedalo

Name

What about more English sounding hydrobike, like the category on Commons?--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk} 20:31, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Being more English than the English, Piotrus? :D "Pedalo" is a perfectly common English word, unlike "hydrobike", which probably sounds more familiar to you due to your own mother tongue. Also, no worries - "pedal" is a perfectly common word, too, and carries none of the connotations that you may associate with it... ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.176.46.246 (talk) 15:15, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Then how about merging with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Hydrocycle ? (by the way, should it be called paddle-boat or pedal-boat ? (NOT to confuse with paddle steamer which is/was a different beast) Drivebyedit (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fornication

Must the picture include two humans positing themselves in ritual pre-copulation? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.155.102.152 (talk) 20:16, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't that just a traditional "rubbing noses" greeting, such as is used in various aboriginal societies? In the full-resolution image, you can see there is no lip contact. Perhaps these individuals are practicing what they were taught in their diplomatic training, in preparation for service in the far North, or in the South Seas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.46.96.38 (talk) 02:45, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A kiss is hardly "pre-copulation"! I have no problem with the photo203.184.41.226 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:40, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Probably the picture came from some advertising. The danger to wikipedia is not the kiss but the possible (C)opyright on the image (advertisers usually use professional photographers who do enforce copyright, so unless it was specifically released to public domain, better switch it or link to the original site) Drivebyedit (talk) 17:07, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"three pedals"?

What is this about two-seater pedal boats having "three pedals on each side to allow one person to pedal from the center if boating alone"? Living in Canada, I don't think I've ever seen this.

Also, this article doesn't have nearly enough information on history and distribution... Esn (talk) 04:10, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Name, Again

As an American, I'd always thought it was called a "peddle boat." --Quintucket (talk) 10:03, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

American is not a langauge so the name must be that of a proper language and not the variations of that language. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tincanmansiimon (talk • contribs) 08:38, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

paddle or pedal, maybe. To peddle is something else. Drivebyedit (talk) 17:08, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Much older history

This article says:

Probably the earliest reference to a paddleboat can be found in drawings by Leonardo da Vinci where he depicts a paddle powered craft driven by two pedals.[1]

But this seems to be splitting hairs. According to Paddle steamer, treadle-powdered paddle wheel boats date back at least to the sixth century, and hand-cranked ones to the 13th century. It may be true that Leonardo was the first to combine the two basic elements of a treadle and a hand crank to get a foot crank (pedal) on a paddle-wheeled boat, but the basic idea is obviously many centuries older. -- 202.63.39.58 (talk) 08:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]