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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[But does it come with a strange device that turns my pee to water, and Kevin Costner? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheSpoonyBard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2010 9:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[is there some reason catamarans need nets at the front except to save weight?<br><br>Also, it should have panels that swing out the sides since these things spend so much time idling in bays]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2010 9:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Punisher Plum <br>Concepts never have full accurate art anyway. Just sit back, nod, and admire till we see the real things.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wyko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2010 10:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Punisher Plum Giant trampolines!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bawkboomcow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2010 11:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'll have you know I'm feeling very depressed right now...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[waterboy99troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2010 10:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[@waterboy99troop Life! Don't talk to me about life.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kobe Bryant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2010 10:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[@waterboy99troop Does this catamaran have a rat cavity?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[superluser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 9th 2010 3:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[i think that russian billionaire already owns a 377 ft yacht to visit his new home which is another 538 ft yacht..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dude]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 8th 2010 10:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[There's a lot of wasted surface area on that boat.  You could put panels on the hull as well to collect the reflected light from the water and all over the deck.<br><br>Its just a badly rendered catamaran with some solar panels on the roof section - not exactly anything original... All we've got here is a design companies idea of a possible future design.  It's not even like a prototype car as these are made by the actual manufacturers and generally tend to exist and have practical elements - it's just a sketch.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 9th 2010 4:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rule #1: if you're designing an eco-friendly boat, put a sail on the damn thing]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DrTrent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 9th 2010 10:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ooh - a whopping 350W of power on a sunny day - that will get you places for sure.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed T]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 10th 2010 8:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA["Here I am solar panel the size of my deck and they ask me to power the internal systems!"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[trainboy19]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 14th 2010 2:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[@ DrTrent Rule #2: If you're going to put a sail on it, make the sail out of a flexible solar cell and spend your time doing some real innovation.<br><br>They've already got beach umbrellas and awnings with solar panels built in, let's take it to the next step.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tijok]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2010 11:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why couldn't this catamaran tow a floating array of solar panels to power its engines?  Of course there's the additional load posed by the solar panels, but I suspect there's a way to make it work.<br><br>Also, how fast does a boat need to go anyway?  Is there a minimum speed that a ship need to be able to achieve to maneuver against currents and wind?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Albatross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 12th 2010 12:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Meet Marvin, the ginormous solar-assisted catamaran]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/meet-marvin-the-ginormous-solar-assisted-catamaran/</guid><description><![CDATA[there is already a luxury solar driven yacht from germany, the Suncat 46. Check <a href="http://www.solarwaterworld.de/en/products/yacht/suncat-46.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.solarwaterworld.de/en/products/yacht/suncat-46.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[icke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 23rd 2010 9:16AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
