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A comment on Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land bridge for Oceania cargo. Parent comment

Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by christophilus on Sunday January 14, 2024 @07:19AM (#38989780)
That’s ridiculous. It should be 350 kilometers to account for headwinds.
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Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by devoutsalsa on Sunday January 14, 2024 @08:39AM (#38990261)
If you get it most of the way, it can just roll downhill the rest of the way.
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Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by foobarian on Sunday January 14, 2024 @11:15AM (#38991715)
What would be amazing is if you could capture it on the receiving and and recover the kinetic energy somehow to transport to the launching site.
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Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by marcosdumay on Sunday January 14, 2024 @11:33AM (#38991856)
Well, that's what wings are for.
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Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by thfuran on Sunday January 14, 2024 @11:41AM (#38991918)
That doesn't sound at all like what wings are for.
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Re:Panama Canal drought forces Maersk to start using land br... by marcosdumay on Sunday January 14, 2024 @12:35PM (#38992391)
Oh, sorry, I meant recovering the energy to propel the ship. I overlooked the part about sending it back to the trebuchet.
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