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To: Red Badger

Looks like those cylinders are standing right where there are otherwise shipping containers piled high, deep, and wide.

Eliminate the payload for cylinder sails? Great idea!

Did I go and read the whole article? No. The posted picture speaks for itself or should not have been posted in the first place.

116 posted on 08/02/2024 4:02:48 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)

To: Moltke

“Looks like those cylinders are standing right where there are otherwise shipping containers piled high, deep, and wide.”

Not all ships haul containers.

117 posted on 08/02/2024 4:59:14 PM PDT by TexasGator

To: Moltke

“Eliminate the payload for cylinder sails? Great idea!”

A large ship may carry 3 million gallons of fuel. You can calculate the volume.

118 posted on 08/02/2024 5:02:19 PM PDT by TexasGator

To: Moltke

"Eliminate the payload for cylinder sails? Great idea!"

Real world application of Flettner rotors. An older technology but similar profile.

119 posted on 08/02/2024 5:34:44 PM PDT by TexasGator

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