2tone@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sailwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1466arrow-down110
arrow-up1456arrow-down1external-linkPioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sailwww.bbc.com2tone@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square48fedilink
minus-squarebassomitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·1 年前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.
minus-squareours@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 年前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.
minus-squaremassive_bereavement@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前So you’re saying that this green transport is killing jobs?
minus-squareroguetrick@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 年前Oh 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.