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  1. agup48

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    #1 agup48, Jan 14, 2011
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    http://blogs.forbes.com/clareoconnor/2011/01/13/is-this-the-worlds-first-billion-dollar-yacht-photos/?boxes=HomepageSpecialStorySection

    I like the idea, doesn't seem possible though, but the ideas are limitless, streets of New York, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Singapore, etc.

    Plus, how the hell do you play tennis? :D

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  2. anunakki

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    At that point its not a yacht...its a floating city.
     
  3. PAP 348

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    Wow! Looks awesome if it ever eventuates. :D:D
     
  4. amenasce

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    Somalians can rob it and live on it without getting caught for a while..even spend the money at the casino!
     
  5. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    Wow that thing is ugly. I never understood the purpose of owning a yacht...maybe as a corporate thing, but not private. I would much rather fly to a city and stay at their best hotel than slowly go by ship (or fly to the ship where it's docked).

    Pelorus is pretty cool, though. Lots of toys on that one.
     
  6. UroTrash

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    Floating Vegas.
     
  7. amslb182

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    Can you bring a car with you and drive around on that road? You'd never have to leave.
     
  8. m5guy

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    If you do a burnout heading towards the stern, does the boat automatically speed up? Physics says it should...
     
  9. normv

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    Hmmm Ok I will bite, wouldnt it slow down and go into reverse. LOL
     
  10. normv

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    Oopps read it wrong, you did say towards the stern, so maybe youre right then.
     
  11. texasmr2

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    I like alot of yachts but thats rediculous.
     
  12. NeuroBeaker

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    Never mind the rest of the yacht, I just want the go-kart track! :D

    All the best,
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  13. Ferrari 360 CS

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    Honestly isnt it a bit early for 1 April.....seriously though this thing is just too much, too big, too ridiculous....
     
  14. Simon^2

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    They should put wings on it and call it a seaplane.
     
  15. Kev33

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    Hey, I used to have one of those! Then again I was asleep...

    If someone actually builds something like that for themselves they need their head examined. That's a bit too much.
     
  16. Cozmic_Kid

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    If build, it will probably turn into Atlantis at some point :)
     
  17. starboy444

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    I'm not a structural engineer, but I seriously doubt that a non-welded structure will stay upright on top of a moving boat.

    I don't think that you can build a brick/stone hotel, paved roads, or anything else for that matter...on top of a boat deck. As the boat shifts and sways with the ocean, chances are everything would crack and crumble down eventually. Its an engineers nightmare!
     
  18. DriveAfterDark

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    #18 DriveAfterDark, Jan 15, 2011
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    A chopper on the yacht isn't baller enough anymore :(


    Edit: So... Someone has to take the helicopter for a spin if you want to play tennis? That's clever.
     
  19. NeuroBeaker

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    My dad's a retired structural engineer. I'll try to remember to ask him next time I catch him on the phone. :)

    All the best,
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  20. WILLIAM H

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    How about a Hillybilly version w Monster Trucks, Graceland, shooting range, WalMart etc ?

    :)
     
  21. SWB

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    I've heard this was their entry level model.
     
  22. notenuphstuph

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    I wonder,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Will they take my "WAVECLIPPER" as a P.EX. ?? ;)
     
  23. Crawler

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    #23 Crawler, Jan 15, 2011
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    Surely a joke. That thing is hideous.
     
  24. Pong

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    If it's built, then it confirms that money doesn't buy taste... this thing is freaking ugly.

    And to keep the top half of the (floating city??) as light as possible to ensure best stability, they will have to build all those building using figer glass and plastic for exterior and structure as much as possible... So, looking at it upclose, if it's ever built, might not be so impressive. Fake stone isn't a real stone and the different will show. The same goes for other material...

    Why don't just build a mini aircraft carrier just for fun instead of this thing???
     
  25. TG

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    #25 TG, Jan 19, 2011
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