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Solar-Powered PlanetSolar Boat Completes Trip Around the World
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The Turanor PlanetSolar is now the first completely solar-powered boat to complete the circumnavigation of the globe. The solar powered catamaran set sail from the port 19 months ago and is the world’s largest solar powered boat. The massive vessel made its way across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean,… |
May 5th, 2012
LEGO Omniboat Proves Bricks Can Float
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I’ve seen a lot of impressive land-based LEGO vehicles, but this is the first one I’ve encountered that’s built for water. Unless you count Harry the Hermit Crab’s colorful home. Made by Vimal Patel, the Omniboat may have an unorthodox shape, but it makes up for it by gliding gracefully… |
April 11th, 2012
Tentanic: Camping for You and 999 of Your Closest Friends
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I have never been big on camping, but the Tentanic might just change my mind. In case you’re wondering, the Tentanic is a tent of massive proportions, with a name that was drawn from one of the most well-known cruise ships in history: the Titanic.… |
April 2nd, 2012
Nikko VaporizR Amphibious R/C Car Goes from Land to Water and Back Again
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R/C cars can be fun, but if you accidentally crash yours into the swimming pool, it’s probably a goner. Not so with this one, which can not only run on dry land, but can drive in water or snow.… |
February 21st, 2012
Hydrogen-Powered Boat Creates Own Fuel from the Water
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Is it possible that this boat might be one of the first completely self-sustaining water crafts available? I don’t know, but the description sure makes it sound like it is. The new MIG 675 cruiser boat will harvest its own hydrogen directly from the sea. Since it runs on hydrogen,… |
December 14th, 2011
Iguana 29 Amphibious Yachts: Land or Water, It Doesn’t Matter
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Sick of the sea? This new motorboat from Iguana Yachts will deploy treads and let just drive your fancy ship right out of the water when you’re ready to get back on dry land. Why does this remind me of a James Bond movie?… |
December 3rd, 2011
Outboard Engine Drink Blender Runs on Gasoline: But Will it Blend?
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This has to be one of the most unusual household appliances I’ve ever seen. What you’re looking at here is an old Johnson outboard motorboat engine, converted into a blender. Why? Because nobody had done it before, I guess.… |
September 1st, 2011
Adhoc Folding Canoe for a Quick Water Getaway
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Have you ever felt the need for an emergency boat? Nope, me neither. Well, in any case, the Israeli designer Ori Levin from Tsor Design created Adhoc, a full-sized canoe that can be folded into a bag of the size of a standard backpack. Not bad. Now, in case of… |
July 29th, 2011
Robot Jet Ski Patrols Harbors Looking for Baddies
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Sometimes it seems like the military wants to shed all the people from many aspects of its operations. We will always need eyes on the ground, but many tasks are now being handed over to robots and drones. The USAF has the most drones, but the Navy is getting some… |
July 21st, 2011
Triton 36,000 Submarine Gets Stronger Under Pressure
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I like to swim and I have always though SCUBA diving would be cool as long as it was in water shallow enough that sharks couldn’t sneak up on me. I’m not for diving down to the kind of depths in a submarine where the pressure is so great you… |
April 28th, 2011
