Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel - Science/Technology (2)

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Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Rebelutionary: 9:15am On Jun 15

GloriousGbola:
kind of defeats the purpose of a yacht though

Nope!

What you see here is what we called a "chinko" and investors are watching and if this meets certain KPIs for them, few years down the line, it will be cleaned up for commercial usage!

So far the solar mechanics is good, everything is good!

Keep your eyes peeled because why bother about fuel if I have abundance of the sun!

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Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Nuzo1(m): 9:19am On Jun 15

BioData45:
Honestly, Research and development is all we need in Nigeria.

Not all this let's pray to God kind of mentality.

See doings nah

R & D is capital intensive. Sometimes even more expensive than the actual intended project.

Nigeria does not need to waste money on it.

All Nigeria needs right now is copy and perfect what has been researched already. Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea China etc all did it and are still doing it.

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Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Rebuke: 9:28am On Jun 15

Some people just like experimenting with their life sha

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Nuzo1(m): 9:41am On Jun 15*

Rebuke:
Some people just like experimenting with their life sha

Maybe 15 years from now, you will own a big yatch powered fully by solar.

If not for this guy, it may not be possible by then.

Black men must dare to dream.

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Bahamas95(m): 9:49am On Jun 15

DomPerignon:
And what happens at night?

What's the function of batteries?

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Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by buygala(m): 9:50am On Jun 15

GloriousGbola:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht

that is a utilitarian boat
there is no space for the owner to relax in the sun

it is completely covered.

below is a picture of people in a small yacht

i would say as an analogy the guy has replaced a gas powered convertible with an electric van

the key purpose of a yacht is not to get from point a to point b - but as a luxury sea vessel

maybe if he had used the word barge instead of yacht

Yachts don't have to be open top..Google is your friend

even Canoes are open top ..does that make them yachts?

And I don't know how you came about the conclusion that the vessel concerned isn't "luxury"

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by binajiya(m): 9:53am On Jun 15

Sabadon:
The energy from the sun is actually underutilized, if only we can harness all its potential we won't need biofuel anymore

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by lamentor78(m): 10:08am On Jun 15

this one na Yatch abi na korope boat

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by BioData45: 11:17am On Jun 15

Nuzo1:
R & D is capital intensive. Sometimes even more expensive than the actual intended project..

We're saying the same thing sir

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by ijayebonyi(f): 11:22am On Jun 15

Waooo!!!

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by LordLicifer(m): 12:06pm On Jun 15

Nice! But if rained he woulda been stuck in the middle of the sea. Quite a big risk i say.

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Jeezuzpick(m): 12:10pm On Jun 15

DomPerignon:
And what happens at night?

Ever heard of batteries?

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Timsco90: 12:41pm On Jun 15

Jeezuzpick:
All prototypes are crude.

The objective right now is proof that it works, and it does.

All the peripherals and luxury accoutrements can be designed to be lightweight, and we will have a true electric yacht on our hands.

I swear you are right

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Timsco90: 12:42pm On Jun 15

binajiya:

100 percent correct

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by jojothaiv(m): 3:43pm On Jun 15

I like the words exchange on front page, we have brilliant minds in this country sha

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Ugwuoke347(m): 3:54pm On Jun 15

It is yacht not "yatch".

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Fearyourcreator: 6:20pm On Jun 15

Agent8706:
When you have all your needs sorted out for you by either your rich parents or the government, you don't have anything to worry about again than to embark on crazy adventures. Is it a Nigerian that is daily hussling for what to eat that will have time for this type of adventure? God punish those who have put us all in this position by their endless looting

So those living on the street in the west offend God bah... Westerners dey pay taxes like crazy and still complain about their government

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by AfDapone: 7:14pm On Jun 15

He constructed something magnificent. Did a video of it, made money that recovered what he spent on the construction. He owned the construction with more money back in his pocket. Common sense dictates that sense is an absolute subset nonsense.

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Rhaspody(m): 7:26pm On Jun 15

Those flexible solar panels would have been very good

Re: Man Builds A Solar-Powered Yatch, Travels 3,000 Miles Without Fuel by Northsouth(m): 9:47pm On Jun 15

GloriousGbola:
kind of defeats the purpose of a yacht though

Defeat you say
I understand you though
But
He's a happy man with a feat

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