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Kite-Powered Ship Sets Sail For Greener Future
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 1-20-2008
| Ben Martin and Tony Paterson
Posted on 01/20/2008 3:00:39 PM PST by blam
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To: blam
Those things obviously are NOT sails and don’t catch much wind. So what the heck are they and how do they work?
To: Onelifetogive
I have not read the article, but I bet when the wind is good you get incredible mileage. When the wind is against you, then you only get to run the diesel. When you average the two then you get the actual cost. Were your numbers an average or just wind friendly?
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posted on
01/22/2008 5:21:10 PM PST
by
TBall
To: RooRoobird20
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posted on
01/22/2008 5:21:46 PM PST
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: IronJack
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posted on
01/22/2008 5:23:56 PM PST
by
stocksthatgoup
(Number1FredHeadSwitch2Mitt)
To: mamelukesabre
So what the heck are they and how do they work? Magical Wind-Catchers. They catch Unicorn Farts. Don't tell anyone. It's a secret.
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posted on
01/22/2008 5:24:41 PM PST
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: blam
DHL claims there is a 15% reduction in fuel cost as a result of using the sail. Seems like good capitalism to me. Sadly, I see quite a few folks immediately criticize when they see the word "green". No one's forcing shipping companies to use the sail, and doing so may just give them a cost advantage.
What's wrong with that?
To: stocksthatgoup
WOW THAT MIGHT JUST WORK.
I HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
Why don’t we just get about 50 people, set side by side by two’s and give them all a long piece of wood. If they can put the wood in the water at the same time and pull the water they can propel the boat.
It may work till the skipper wants to go water-skiing...
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posted on
01/22/2008 5:29:35 PM PST
by
xrmusn
To: Grizzled Bear
Maybe I can interest somebody in my new revolutionary device which I designed to make travel easier.
I call it “The Wheel.”
;-) Hey -- add paddles and you could use it on water.
Split the profits with ya? :^)
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posted on
01/22/2008 5:47:35 PM PST
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: stocksthatgoup
What does this Kite-Powered Ship have to do with Hillary?
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posted on
01/22/2008 7:26:45 PM PST
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: brityank
Hey -- add paddles and you could use it on water. Brilliant!
I attached these lines to these poles. We can sit in a boat and hang them in the water while drinking beer! I call it "Fishing!"
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posted on
01/22/2008 7:36:40 PM PST
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Yehuda
Check out my reply on this other kite sail thread.
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posted on
01/23/2008 6:23:16 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
To: Candor7
It has to do with electricity. It generates a lot of static electricity? I learned that from a great source of research, The Hunt for Red October.
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01/23/2008 2:28:19 PM PST
by
Lx
((Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.))
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