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Boat Moves Without an Engine Or Sails

Posted by samzenpus on from the watching-too-much-seaquest dept.

coondoggie writes "Researchers say technology they have developed would let boats or small aquatic robots glide through the water without the need for an engine, sails or paddles. A University of Pittsburgh research team has designed a propulsion system that uses the natural surface tension that is present on the water's surface and an electric pulse to move the boat or robot, researchers said. The Pitt system has no moving parts and the low-energy electrode that emits the pulse could be powered by batteries, radio waves, or solar power, researchers said in a statement."

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  1. NIGGER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I once had a slave

    1. Re:NIGGER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      No, his name was Colin powell...but I told him to get lost because he wasn't tilling the fields the way I like.

      'Cause I'm the decider. Heh, I sure did piss a lot of 'mericans off...but you know what, I kept them safe. It's harderer then it looks.

    2. Re:NIGGER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      So how did he taste, A2M.

  2. Re:Calm water by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What niggar state you from, where water is glass?