Comments on: Plastiki Sets Sail on Green, High Tech Voyage http://notebooks.com/2010/03/20/plastiki-sets-sail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plastiki-sets-sail Notebooks and Laptops News, Deals and Reviews Thu, 17 May 2012 19:06:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Pincoya44 http://notebooks.com/2010/03/20/plastiki-sets-sail/#comment-21797 Pincoya44 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:28:44 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=15437#comment-21797 They will not need the Diesel. just the water turbines alone will generate more power then they will need for every thing. The only problem I can see is that the way they have the bottles posisioned will create a lot of drag. They could cover the hulls with an outer skin to fix that, but I supose there not trying to win any races except the race to save the planet. They will not need the Diesel. just the water turbines alone will generate more power then they will need for every thing. The only problem I can see is that the way they have the bottles posisioned will create a lot of drag. They could cover the hulls with an outer skin to fix that, but I supose there not trying to win any races except the race to save the planet.

]]> By: Pincoya44 http://notebooks.com/2010/03/20/plastiki-sets-sail/#comment-21796 Pincoya44 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:28:44 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=15437#comment-21796 They will not need the Diesel. just the water turbines alone will generate more power then they will need for every thing. The only problem I can see is that the way they have the bottles posisioned will create a lot of drag. They could cover the hulls with an outer skin to fix that, but I supose there not trying to win any races except the race to save the planet. They will not need the Diesel. just the water turbines alone will generate more power then they will need for every thing. The only problem I can see is that the way they have the bottles posisioned will create a lot of drag. They could cover the hulls with an outer skin to fix that, but I supose there not trying to win any races except the race to save the planet.

]]> By: Xavier http://notebooks.com/2010/03/20/plastiki-sets-sail/#comment-21795 Xavier Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:32:13 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=15437#comment-21795 The man behind the whole project is David de Rothschild, of the famous Rothschild bannking family. I'm pretty sure he can afford a yacht trip anywhere he wants, and probably in more comfort than this. <br><br>I'm far from being the greenest guy in the world, but talking to these guys really opened my eyes to some of the issues they're fighting for. The man behind the whole project is David de Rothschild, of the famous Rothschild bannking family. I'm pretty sure he can afford a yacht trip anywhere he wants, and probably in more comfort than this.

I'm far from being the greenest guy in the world, but talking to these guys really opened my eyes to some of the issues they're fighting for.

]]> By: RkyMtnPatriot http://notebooks.com/2010/03/20/plastiki-sets-sail/#comment-21794 RkyMtnPatriot Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:49:01 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=15437#comment-21794 Perhaps they could have just gotten a used boat and recycled that...call me cynical, but building a boat out of bottles to alarm people about ocean trash simply gives these people a means to fund a yacht trip. Should the boat crash, they will have contributed tons more of plastic trash to the mid-Ocean gyres. Altogether, it seems like a dubious adventure. Perhaps they could have just gotten a used boat and recycled that…call me cynical, but building a boat out of bottles to alarm people about ocean trash simply gives these people a means to fund a yacht trip. Should the boat crash, they will have contributed tons more of plastic trash to the mid-Ocean gyres. Altogether, it seems like a dubious adventure.

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