A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a giant orange barrel

Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by d--b on Thursday May 09, 2019 @02:08AM (#19865804)

The plan shows this had a keel though.

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Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by ddingus on Thursday May 09, 2019 @02:26AM (#19865868)

What does that do?

Maybe allow choice of current, like where it forks?

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Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by jussij on Thursday May 09, 2019 @02:30AM (#19865890)

I suspect the keel attempts to stops the barrel from rolling on it's axis.

If it had a tendency to easily roll it would be like trying to live in a giant tumble dryer.

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Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by 11235813213455 on Thursday May 09, 2019 @02:49AM (#19865967)

stabilization, to avoid getting upside down all the time, he could have used ballasts as well

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