https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=82.132.247.118explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-05-26T14:00:54ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:3119:_Flettner_Rotor&diff=381755Talk:3119: Flettner Rotor2025-07-23T21:01:55Z<p>82.132.247.118: </p>
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You don't actually need the rocks to dress up as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightship lightship], which is unfortunately not a spacecraft moving at relativistic speeds. [[Special:Contributions/90.155.35.67|90.155.35.67]] 20:01, 23 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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:And it also is not a ship that is light lol [[User:TheTrainsKid|TheTrainsKid]] ([[User talk:TheTrainsKid|talk]]) 20:08, 23 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
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:This is probably inspired by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_and_naval_vessel_urban_legend Lighthouse and Naval Vessel Urban Legend]. [[Special:Contributions/128.187.112.68|128.187.112.68]] 20:55, 23 July 2025 (UTC)<br />
::Already linked that, myself. Though not so sure it's a direct inspiration, only an interesting onward read (which is how I chose to link it).<br />
::(Also, top tip: note the use of the {{template|w}} method to wikilinking it, much more efficient, in the form you might have used it, and slightly more aesthetic.) [[Special:Contributions/82.132.247.118|82.132.247.118]] 21:01, 23 July 2025 (UTC)</div>82.132.247.118