[1Old Pro]

I've always wondered why we never progressed from the water wheel and dam's in harnessing the power of water.

[Uncledave]

"Water is more than 800 times denser than air, so for the same surface area, water moving 12 miles per hour exerts about the same amount of force as a constant 110 mph wind."

http://ocsenergy.anl.gov/guide/current/index.cfm

[babble-on]

I think there's a tendency for such things to get ripped apart when a storm geometrically increases the ocean's might.

[Moonman62]

My guess is corrosive salt water.