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Oil-rig style, man-made floating island with a helipad.. Who wants one?
Posted on 4/25/16 at 8:55 am
Posted on 4/25/16 at 8:55 am
Straight out of a Bond movie. Bloefeld probably has 3-4 of these scattered around the globe.
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Submarine company Migaloo will custom-make you a private island with ridiculous amenities. Named the Kokomo Ailand (presumably after the island in Maui), the island is moveable, but forget about getting there fast and then taking it slow; the Kokomo only reaches speeds of eight knots (roughly nine miles per hour).
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At 384 feet long and with a penthouse 262 feet above sea level, it’s no wonder you don’t want to zip around like a speedboat. The island is really customizable, and the features owners decide upon will determine its price, Christian Gumpold, Migaloo’s managing director, tells Huffington Post. Some of the add-ons include pools, decks, spas, helipad, waterfalls, outdoor movie theater, and a shark-feeding station.
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Posted on 4/25/16 at 8:59 am to Dan Bilzerian
Looks cool. Would be concerned with inclement weather?
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:00 am to Dan Bilzerian
I've wanted to purchase a barge and make it a floating island.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:00 am to Dan Bilzerian
I can use that for vacations and what not
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:02 am to Dan Bilzerian
I'll take one of their submarines instead...
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:02 am to rantfan
That would be a colossal pain in the arse to keep up. You'd need a pretty good crew just to keep it operational.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:04 am to Dan Bilzerian
check out the submarine next to it in the second pic... 
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:04 am to Dan Bilzerian
damn, was just reading my new popular science on the throne and saw this and wanted to make a thread.
This is where to survive the zombie apocalypse.
This is where to survive the zombie apocalypse.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:05 am to Napoleon
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This is where to survive the zombie apocalypse.
Until I send a torpedo up your arse.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:05 am to Napoleon
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damn, was just reading my new popular science on the throne and saw this and wanted to make a thread.
This was a google sense ad on TD from earlier today.
Google must know me pretty well.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:06 am to Spankum
Anybody find a price in there? I been rolling change for 30+ years waiting for some shite like this!!!
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:07 am to terd ferguson
Holy shite, look at that. I would kill to have that (not really, maybe) be like captain Nemo and Jacques Cousteau.
I'd chill on the surface and relax, and ride out storms deep below.
Wonder if they will ever actually build it? I know finding a shiek or Oligarch to buy it wouldn't be hard.
I'd chill on the surface and relax, and ride out storms deep below.
Wonder if they will ever actually build it? I know finding a shiek or Oligarch to buy it wouldn't be hard.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:13 am to Dan Bilzerian
You could probably fund a mid-size space program for what the maintenance would cost on that thing.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:13 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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That would be a colossal pain in the arse to keep up. You'd need a pretty good crew just to keep it operational.
I don't think that would be a problem. Some of the super yacht already have 50-60 crewmen on board (Octopus has 57) so say you need a crew of what 75-80? Not out of the realm of possibility for the super rich.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:16 am to Napoleon
Probably about 20-30 just for operations. That's a lot of generator sets/pumps/electrical shite to keep up with. I'm assuming there would be chefs/bartenders/strippers working on board also which would drive the number up.
It's absolutely doable. All it takes is money.
It's absolutely doable. All it takes is money.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:17 am to Napoleon
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say you need a crew of what 75-80? Not out of the realm of possibility for the super rich.
There are still parts of the world where indentured servitude/slavery still exists. Wouldn't be difficult at all to find a crew.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:18 am to SmackoverHawg
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Anybody find a price in there? I been rolling change for 30+ years waiting for some shite like this!!!
We should go in on one together!
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:21 am to terd ferguson
That tub won't outrun any hurricanes or cyclones at top speed of 8 knots.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:23 am to redstick13
8kts is hauling arse in that behemoth.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 9:23 am to Dan Bilzerian
I'm in for the OT 15 level hookers and blow.
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