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Dogmudgeon

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Sat Apr-23-05 11:11 AM
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5. At least the prevailing winds are West to East

I've occasionally wondered why no one has tried to build a modern wind-driven seacraft as large as an oil tanker or a container boat. It would be an interesting exercise in nautical engineering, and it could actually be useful in the future.

After all, lighter-than-air craft are making a comeback.

Reverting to "older" technologies is not such an absurd idea.

On the other hand, the real technological absurdity is the automobile, and it will become even more absurd in a very short time.

--p!
Hoist the bo'sun and keel-haul the mizzenmast, me boy!

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