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The Navy Deploys An Underwater Roomba To Keep Its Fleet Shipshape
The Hull Bug, inspired by hermit crabs, will swim alongside warships and keep their hulls sparkling clean.Barnacles. They may look innocuous when you see them on the undersides of breaching whales, but they increase drag on the underside of a ship significantly, reducing its speed by up to 10 percent and increasing fuel consumption by up to 40 percent.
The Hull Bug, inspired by hermit crabs, will swim alongside warships and keep their hulls sparkling clean.Barnacles. They may look innocuous when you see them on the undersides of breaching whales, but they increase drag on the underside of a ship significantly, reducing its speed by up to 10 percent and increasing fuel consumption by up to 40 percent.
Source: FastCompany
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011, 8:01am
Views: 50
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011, 8:01am
Views: 50
