2tone@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoPioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sailwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down110
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minus-squarebassomitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·11 months agoTbf, they’re not normal sails in the traditional sense. They’re made entirely out of metal and are shaped much differently than what old school sailboats had. But yeah, I agree it does sound kinda funny.
minus-squareours@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 months agoAnd I guess these sails don’t require a huge crew constantly adjusting ropes and canvas. If it performs well that’s a huge innovation in sailing.
minus-squaremassive_bereavement@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoSo you’re saying that this green transport is killing jobs?
minus-squareours@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoJobs that mostly no longer exist.
minus-squareroguetrick@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoOh yeah, he just deliberately ignores the comparison. It’s completely absent.
Tbf, they’re not normal sails in the traditional sense. They’re made entirely out of metal and are shaped much differently than what old school sailboats had. But yeah, I agree it does sound kinda funny.
And I guess these sails don’t require a huge crew constantly adjusting ropes and canvas. If it performs well that’s a huge innovation in sailing.
So you’re saying that this green transport is killing jobs?
Jobs that mostly no longer exist.
Oh yeah, he just deliberately ignores the comparison. It’s completely absent.