Finnish man builds inexpensive solar boat and sets off to mediterranian. Gives out the plans for free
2026-05-09 08:13 UTC
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@jj4211@lemmy.world 2026-05-10 12:44
Frankly waiting for the news story where he gets killed "proving" his concept... The first warning bell was "rated for cross-atlantic"... "rated" by whom? Of course then there's the latter part where he talks about the next one is going to be super amazingly polished autonomous vessel with everything up to and including a sauna from the solar... And of course the sovereign citizen take.... Cool doing a project like this, but it smells of overconfidence in what it currently is and how trivial it will be to get to something much much more...
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@HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2026-05-10 09:18
It does not run forever.
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@WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2026-05-10 09:02
If only we could build an undersea country in this way, but without the psychopaths. And let the land people make hell for themselves if they want, just freedom for the sane ones.
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@D_C@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-09 22:24
Leaving a comment so I can watch this later.
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@luthis@lemmy.nz 2026-05-09 08:49
You might be better off buying an old aluminium tinny and modifying that. Lasts longer than plywood, and is already a boat. Hardest part done. Making a roof and adding solar panels is relatively easy
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@Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-09 12:17
I remember reading about a Finn who spent 5 years, half part calculating, half building a small aeroplane in his apartment. Neighbours were let in on the knowing when he needed them to open their doors to poke a plane part into their apartements to get the thing down from IIRC third floor and out. He flew it too! I read it in the early nineties and the thing was maybe from the eighties. He didn't solder anything but drilled like 30.000 holes and riveted it all together. Finns are cool.
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@Speculater@lemmy.world 2026-05-09 12:07
Someone in the comments said it best, it's a very cool canal boat but nothing that light would stand-up to open ocean waves.
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@Enkrod@feddit.org 2026-05-09 09:15
He want's to make it > AI controlled aww man I respect his solar commitement, but listening to him it's obvious he's a libertarian Elon-Bro... my immediate reaction is "oh no... it's stupid." And the concept isn't new, solar boats have been a thing for ages now and most of them are (like [@OwOarchist@pawb.social](https://pawb.social/u/OwOarchist) suggested) catamarans or trimarans.
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@ms_lane@lemmy.world 2026-05-09 08:52
USA: and I took that personally.
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@Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2026-05-09 08:50
Such a cool project. Now, if only I didn't live 1000 km from the sea in a small apartment...
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@Etterra@discuss.online 2026-05-09 16:34
And it lets you look like a super-spy.
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@RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2026-05-09 09:56
Does he say how much it cost him?
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@fartsparkles@lemmy.world 2026-05-09 11:30
Is that a river boat they started with? That thing looks like it’d crack in two over a strong wave.
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@Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 2026-05-09 13:53
The sound of the water moving and echoing throughout the hull would drive me crazy. Very cool project though
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@corbindallas@fedinsfw.app 2026-05-09 12:30
I absolutely want to Rick my life on a first time jr devs code... Err.. boat design. 👌
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@noodle@aus.social 2026-05-09 08:17
[@Nickelalloy](https://lemmy.world/u/Nickelalloy) Initial thought: Wow, I'm sure many have started that but not finished. Subsequent thought: Of course.
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@cutesobri@cathode.church 2026-05-09 14:27
[@Nickelalloy](https://lemmy.world/u/Nickelalloy) the Libertarians and there boats lol cool design tho
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@notavi10@critter.cafe 2026-05-09 14:17
[@Nickelalloy](https://lemmy.world/u/Nickelalloy) remember flex tape guy? this is him now. feel old yet?
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@JoShmoe@ani.social 2026-05-09 13:12
And then a group of armed butt pirates arrived in a gasoline powered speedboat.
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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social 2026-05-09 08:34
[@Nickelalloy](https://lemmy.world/u/Nickelalloy) he is a political nutter, but kinda entertaining and a real adventure which is worth respecting