Breaking news: ship harnesses wind-power
Here's a new nautical gadget that will blow your mind: it's called a sail -- well, it's actually more of a kite. Nevertheless, as unearthshattering as it sounds at first, this In addition to the obvious drawback -- what about when you need to go into the wind? -- the SkySail and computer will cost a whopping $725,000. It is expected, however, to save the average ship around $1600 a day in fuel costs; so it could pay for itself in about a year and half. The maiden voyage of the SkySail will cast off in January, and if it's successful we can only imagine that people will begin attaching kites and sails to everything that moves.
[via Engadget]
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