well the vessle in the image is more like 200 years ago but its okayish
hentaidestiny on
Mr smarty pants over here , sheesh
Single-Internet-9954 on
WEll, if it wworked once it will work twice.
rhadenosbelisarius on
Sailing gotten pretty crazy.
As we have gotten better at understanding lift generation, concepts like hydrofoils and super cavitation, and materials like carbon fiber and dyneema, it wouldn’t surprise me to see a space age super windjammer in the next 50 years.
Over the next 20 years I expect to see nearly every new large oceangoing civilian vessel incorporate some form of wind harnessing to reduce propulsion costs.
Its insane thinking that we really might see the first “free” shipping trips in our lifetime (aka: crewless, powered entirely by onboard renewables like wind and solar)
Sea shipping is incredibly efficient already, I cannot wait to see what happens when you get rid of running costs like diesel fuel.
AEXX_AHLLL on
WE ARE EVOLVING!!
just backwards..
kwic90 on
Maybe if we heat up water and use it to drive a piston or something, we could aid these kite ships even more? Just a suggestionÂ
Firespark7 on
Sails to engines: “You couldn’t live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me!”
Immediate-Aspect-567 on
Credit where credit is due: it’s a CNN article from a few years ago
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well the vessle in the image is more like 200 years ago but its okayish
Mr smarty pants over here , sheesh
WEll, if it wworked once it will work twice.
Sailing gotten pretty crazy.
As we have gotten better at understanding lift generation, concepts like hydrofoils and super cavitation, and materials like carbon fiber and dyneema, it wouldn’t surprise me to see a space age super windjammer in the next 50 years.
Over the next 20 years I expect to see nearly every new large oceangoing civilian vessel incorporate some form of wind harnessing to reduce propulsion costs.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flettner_rotor
This is a fun one to look at IMO.
“Its evolving, just backwards”
Its insane thinking that we really might see the first “free” shipping trips in our lifetime (aka: crewless, powered entirely by onboard renewables like wind and solar)
Sea shipping is incredibly efficient already, I cannot wait to see what happens when you get rid of running costs like diesel fuel.
WE ARE EVOLVING!!
just backwards..
Maybe if we heat up water and use it to drive a piston or something, we could aid these kite ships even more? Just a suggestionÂ
Sails to engines: “You couldn’t live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me!”
Credit where credit is due: it’s a CNN article from a few years ago