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The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902 (lemmy.world)
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[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 6 days ago (4 children)

That’s very cool! What’s the windmill for

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (2 children)

If there's no wind, you can use the windmill to make wind. Windy pushes sails, boat go forward.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Windmills do not work that way!

https://youtu.be/zrTDKcnSH94

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I don't think so - Making the wind with the windmill would push the boat one way, then the wind hitting the sail would push it the opposite way, so it wouldn't move. In fact it wouldn't be 100% efficient so the windmill would move the boat slightly more.

[–] MinFapper@startrek.website 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wooooooosh!

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Is that the noise the windmill makes

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Possibly to power a bilge pump?

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

Pushes the ship forward obviously

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Adds some fun on a long journey.