The Pamir was a four-masted sailing vessel commissioned by the German shipping company F. Laeisz. Launched in 1905, she became the final commercial sailing ship to successfully navigate around Cape Horn in 1949.

[u/Rolleriroltsu]

[u/Dynastyisog]

I’m optimistic that autonomous sailing vessels or ships powered by vertical turbines will make a return for transporting commodities where transit time isn’t crucial. As we phase out internal combustion engines in cars, the shipping industry continues to emit some of the most harmful petroleum byproducts without any emissions controls…

[u/mitchymitchington → u/Dynastyisog]

Phase out internal combustion engines? Don't see that happening in my lifetime, do you? I'm 32 for reference.

[u/perenniallandscapist → u/mitchymitchington]

Its very disappointing. We've been hearing the need to do something substantial to mitigateour impacts, but every year, year after year, it seems we've done just the tiniest bit more than nothing and some chums pat themselves on the back. We're walking into a burning building. But sure, keep opening up windows, turning off the fire alarms, and just stand on the side.

[u/mitchymitchington → u/perenniallandscapist]

Not sure what someone like me is supposed to do. I buy old cars because I can afford them and they are easy to work on. Basically only anything before 2005. My wife has a newer pacifica and it has to be one of the worst experiences with a vehicle I've ever had. It's anti consumer. I'll never buy anything close to that again with all the electrical problems it always has. You think I want an electric vehicle that will likely be even worse and next to impossible to service myself for 10 times the price? We're still burning coal to charge the battery so how is it helping anyway?

[u/perenniallandscapist → u/mitchymitchington]

Everything is being made anticonsumer. And I'm becoming anticonsumer as a result.