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happybadger [he/him]@hexbear.net to History@hexbear.netEnglish · 19 hours ago

The Two-Horsepower Burlington Bay Ferry, which worked the Basin Harbor (Vermont) to Westport (New York) line on Lake Champlain until phased out by steam engine driven successors after the 1840s

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The Two-Horsepower Burlington Bay Ferry, which worked the Basin Harbor (Vermont) to Westport (New York) line on Lake Champlain until phased out by steam engine driven successors after the 1840s

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happybadger [he/him]@hexbear.net to History@hexbear.netEnglish · 19 hours ago
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https://www.reddit.com/r/ThingsCutInHalfPorn/comments/1kic8ln/the_twohorsepower_burlington_bay_ferry_which/

It seems like such a basic design that I wondered why I’ve never seen this in media about the Roman Empire. Turns out they did use oxen for a similar purpose: https://hal.science/hal-01596414

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    The reddit culture of adding “porn” to topics for images is annoying.

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      and it’s totally unnecessary as well. just call it ThingsCutInHalf

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    I love when horse power is a number of horses

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      Looks like it has an extra 1 HP on tap. First gen VTEC?

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    why are the horses going backwards?

    Edit: oh wait i get it, it’s showing the circular floor underneath them rotating. I’m dumb

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    Horse powered boat omg

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    This is so cool I never considered something like this

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