I remember seeing a YouTube short about a right winger reading the news story and laughing that the libtards just discovered sailing ships, and the comments all full of people saying like "can't teach stupid" and stuff like that. But that has nothing it do with it? Like why criticize people for using previous, useful, technologies that have gone unused in the past??? Like the article wasn't even touting this as a new invention, which it technically is because it's not just as simple as putting sails on a boat, but their only argument was that it's mid evil tech and the left is stupid for using it. So frustrating.

[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Didn't they trial putting huge kites on tankers years ago? Is that still a thing?

[–] NotYourSocialWorker@feddit.nu 23 points 1 year ago

"Hm... Is this help coming or the Flying Dutchman?"

[–] Dark_Blade@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

That’s kinda sick ngl

[–] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen.

[–] zalack@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Ah, but you have seen of him.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

It can take awhile to be in earshot. That's a lot of time to ponder how sane you're feeling.

[–] Cyanococcus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago

This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it?

https://www.gotheborg.se/news/rescue-of-sailing-boat/

It's neat to see this is real!

[–] PeachyMcPeachface@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

RIP Stefán Karl Stefánsson. He was a real one

[–] GeekFTW@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Indeed!