this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unironically, bring back sailing ships. Infinitely better for the environment

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sailing oil tankers let's gooo

[–] Sketchpad01 6 points 1 year ago

I remember seeing a YouTube short about a right winger reading the news story and laughing that the libtards just discovered sailing ships, and the comments all full of people saying like "can't teach stupid" and stuff like that. But that has nothing it do with it? Like why criticize people for using previous, useful, technologies that have gone unused in the past??? Like the article wasn't even touting this as a new invention, which it technically is because it's not just as simple as putting sails on a boat, but their only argument was that it's mid evil tech and the left is stupid for using it. So frustrating.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Didn't they trial putting huge kites on tankers years ago? Is that still a thing?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

"Hm... Is this help coming or the Flying Dutchman?"

[–] Cosmonaut_Collin 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Ah, but you have seen of him.

[–] SpruceBringsteen 21 points 1 year ago

It can take awhile to be in earshot. That's a lot of time to ponder how sane you're feeling.

[–] Dark_Blade 21 points 1 year ago

That’s kinda sick ngl

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it?

https://www.gotheborg.se/news/rescue-of-sailing-boat/

It's neat to see this is real!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

RIP Stefán Karl Stefánsson. He was a real one

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago