Spider-Like Catamaran Travels 5,000 Miles On One Tank 196
Lucas123 writes "Proteus, a Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel that looks like a spider, is so fuel efficient that it can travel 5,000 miles on one load of diesel fuel. The 100-foot-long, 50-foot-wide boat rides on metal and fabric pontoons that have hinges and shock absorbers to flex with the motion of the waves, which helps it to skim over the water at a max speed of 30 knots. It made its debut yesterday in New York harbor."
Comment Not very quick, but a solution (Score 1) 366
Well, if you could wait a few decades, I will probably be available there locally and have a lot of free time to help out.
Comment Re:Hmm (Score 2, Interesting) 1300
Mine is pretty low, but I only post a couple times a year. Too much noise in the comments for my taste. I do meta-mod pretty actively.
