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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

"Giant kites" is indeed how an alien, or a child, might describe a sail.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

For once the article title is quite accurate, when they say "giant kite" they means something like that: A giant kite

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And it powers an engine, it doesn't pull the boat

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

No, it does pull the boat like a sail.

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