The Reaction Ferries of Basel: What Have We Missed?

2017-10-02

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On the river Rhine in Switzerland, there are reaction ferries: boats with no engine, no paddles, no onboard motive power at all. Here's how they work -- and a question about what other simple ideas are out there.

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