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World's Biggest and Most Expensive Ship

kliuless — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:03:19 -0800

Project Genesis - "It's destined to be the world's largest cruise ship—when launched next year, Royal Caribbean's US$1.24 billion Project Genesis will be 1,180 feet long, and carry 5400 passengers (6,400 at a pinch). It's the most expensive ship in history, and it's longer, wider and taller than the largest ocean liner ever built, (Cunard's QE II), 43 per cent larger in size than the world's largest cruise ship, (Freedom of the Seas [previously]) and remarkably, bigger than any military ship ever built, aircraft carriers included. In a world where choice of amenities count, Project Genesis has yet another trump card—in the the center of the ship is a lush, tropical park which opens to the sky." cf. The Lilypad

They don't make them like they used to.

Lord_Pall — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:48:19 -0800

March 3rd, 1976 - June 19th, 2008. RIP GTS FinnJet. More Info. Some videos. Travel Agency film from 1987

How to destroy 4,700 new cars?

allkindsoftime — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:31:32 -0800

Remember the FAIL boat (also prev)? Now Mazda's in the midst of trying to efficiently dispose of approximately $100 million worth of factory-new automobiles.

High speed, wave-piercing catamaran

QuestionableSwami — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:32:53 -0800

The USNS Swift (HSV-2) looks like something a Bond villian would own, but it's actually one of the most advanced ships owned by the US Navy. Highly manueverable and having a top speed of 51mph, it's heavily automated, capable of handling helicopters, carrying cargo, and launching both manned and unmanned vehicles -- all with only 42 people. It's assisted with relief efforts in Indonesia, Lebanon, and after Hurricane Katrina. But the best thing about the ship? It can be remote controlled through a web browser.

Plans for simple plywood boats

LobsterMitten — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:19:03 -0800

Hannu's Boatyard is a site by a Finnish guy who offers free plans for two dozen simple plywood boats you can build, along with photos illustrating the build process of each. He also describes basic woodbending technique and some of the design process, in a pleasing writing style that makes me want to get off the internet and make things. My favorites: Portuguese style dinghy; tiny stubby halfpea; round, Welsh-style coracle -- if you click on no other link today, click on the coracle link and scroll down at least to the black and white photo.

What's the maximum dosage for Dramamine?

The Light Fantastic — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:25:53 -0800

Nearly 500 passengers, including eight with broken bones, disembarked from the Grand Voyager cruise ship in Sardinia ... a day after it was battered by a storm in the Mediterranean Sea.

Ship in a Bottle

figment of my conation — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:07:26 -0800

Got a few hundred hours to kill? (pdf) A Ship in a Bottle is a type of impossible bottle. No, not this Ship in a Bottle. Have you ever wondered how it gets in there? Or thought about building one yourself? Here's some tips and tricks. If you are not mechanically inclined, how about making a PSP version? Or, heck, just go buy one.

The Skies of December Turn Gloomy

fandango_matt — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:04:04 -0800

The La Contessa, the Spanish galleon that roamed Lake Lahontan, is gone.

Hot Shoes Pointin' Down The Avenue

fandango_matt — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:35:24 -0800

Two time-lapse journeys through the Panama Canal.(YouTube)

Freedom of the Seas

A189Nut — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:06:30 -0800

Freedom of the seas World,s largest passenger liner, currently docked in Southampton UK, in prep for voyage to New York. Then a life of cruising the Carib. 15m wider than the QM2 Check out the flash tour.