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Don't Eat Your Boat
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2008-07-15 11:03.A little different... an edible boat race. Leave it to the Brits :-)
Transparent Canoe
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2008-07-07 21:24.I think that would take a bit of getting used to, but in the right waters, it could be really slick.
Suntory Mermaid II - Arives in San Fran
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2008-07-07 14:29.The Suntory Mermaid II, a catamaran powered by the waves, succeeded in crossing the Pacific in a wave powered boat. Then was arrested (but it was made good by the mayor and he's a free man).
Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first.
Whale fin propeller blades?
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2008-06-24 21:54.A man that has made a life of studying various natural developments noticed years ago that certain whales have odd "bumps" on the leading edge of their fins. He thought that was really odd.
A long story of chopped up whale fins and other oddities led him to discover that these bumps radically change the air/water flow over fins/blades. There is a company using this knowledge to create a fan that moves the same air with a lot less power.
Makes me wonder if there wouldn't be a good application to boat propellers.
Expanding tables
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2008-05-21 19:36.Digg (a social networking/link site) recently promoted this video of a slick "expanding" table. We had coverage of this and similar tables (called by some Capstan Tables) before. read more »
Rainbow iceberg
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2008-05-16 22:50.Check out the link for a picture (I don't want to infringe on a publication's private property)... it's an iceberg with various color stripes. The stripes are various algae, sediment and the like that get trapped in the ice as it forms. Very pretty.
Maybe I should add some interesting stripes to the boat when I paint it...
Ice-cream stick Viking ship
Submitted by cac on Sat, 2008-04-12 22:43.Some time ago I linked to an article about a reconstructed 50' Viking ship made from 15 million ice-cream sticks... well, now they are setting sail to England from the Netherlands.
Good luck and safe travels!
Good luck and safe travels!
House Boat - no Boat House
Submitted by cac on Thu, 2008-03-20 22:29.In my part of the States, the term "boat house" usually means a building where you store a boat (usually built over the water so that the boat can float right in and be fully covered and protected.
This site has a different use of the term, but looking at the craft, its fitting.
This is an incredible "house" built on a boat hull.
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This site has a different use of the term, but looking at the craft, its fitting.
This is an incredible "house" built on a boat hull.
read more »
