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quiet · 04-07-2003, 11:45 AM

has anyone heard of this thing before?

yesterday i read a full-page article in the paper about it. sounded legit from the article, but the website looks extemely amateur:

http://www.freedomship.com/overview.php

i think i'd be interested in one of the condos if it actually gets built.

B40 · 04-07-2003, 11:46 AM

It was posted here before awhile ago....

AaronM · 04-07-2003, 11:50 AM

Saw a show about it on The Travel Channel about a year and a half ago. Very interesting stuff.

quiet · 04-07-2003, 11:55 AM

no local taxes, the mall would be largest duty free in the world.

Fletch XXX · 04-07-2003, 12:03 PM

even the titanic went down.

that thing is a catastrophe awaiting.

Fletch XXX · 04-07-2003, 12:05 PM

i wouldnt live there permanently.

but taking a week vacation on it sounds fun, if you think of it like a city or place.

ima land dweller.

jimmy3way · 04-07-2003, 12:07 PM

Freedom ship looks likt bullshit, but there is a place you can buy a condo at sea called, I think, The World.

Quiet could probably afford one...if you watched the America's Cup, The World was in the background, they have these 3,ooo square foot flats you buy and the thing sails around the world all the time.

04-07-2003, 12:08 PM

I wanna play Leo's role. And Cheshire shall be my Kate.

Pornwolf · 04-07-2003, 12:08 PM

I swear I saw one of those things docked on a pier here last summer. There are a few of those in action. It didn't look like the one in the picture though, it had more of a cruise ship meets condo type of thing happening.

Penrod · 04-07-2003, 12:08 PM

This kind of reminds me of a concept I heard of when I was living in the Cayman Islands.

http://www.new-utopia.com/

This Prince Lazarus is still looking for investors I believe.

foe · 04-07-2003, 12:10 PM

Would you want to live in an airport? With planes landing every 20 minutes.

Pornwolf · 04-07-2003, 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by foe
Would you want to live in an airport? With planes landing every 20 minutes.

I wouldn't really mind. Do you hear planes taking off while you are inside the airport? For some strange reason, the answer is no.

quiet · 04-07-2003, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jimmy3way
Freedom ship looks likt bullshit, but there is a place you can buy a condo at sea called, I think, The World.

Quiet could probably afford one...if you watched the America's Cup, The World was in the background, they have these 3,ooo square foot flats you buy and the thing sails around the world all the time.

yeah, i checked out the world awhile back - it's much smaller, and much more expensive. the world takes a year to circle the globe, the freedom ship takes 3 years. the freedom ship would have an airport on the roof as well.

i could definitely see living there 6 months of the year...

LiveCam · 04-07-2003, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fletch XXX
even the titanic went down.

that thing is a catastrophe awaiting.

right ...

thats only a question of when ....

fnet · 04-07-2003, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pornwolf

I wouldn't really mind. Do you hear planes taking off while you are inside the airport? For some strange reason, the answer is no.

Imagine sleeping right below the deck of aircraft carrier.

There's nothing louder. Even if you somehow park your eardrums, the intense vibration will drive you crazy.

SleazyDream · 04-07-2003, 08:03 PM

my wife got sick on the last cruise ship I was on. We really didn't like it.

Brujah · 04-07-2003, 08:10 PM

What It's Not

Picturing a Vegas-style corporate nation with no taxes and loose laws? Freedom Ship's Mike Freeman says think again.

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence.../shipmain.html

buran · 04-08-2003, 06:50 AM

The Freedom Ship... it'll be cool, IF it ever gets built. And that seems to be a big IF. However I'd say saftey wise it's one of the best floating designs out there. The hull of the vessel is to be made up of hundreds of individually sealed containers. Think like those Sea-Land semi trailer metal boxes. Hundreds of those. And the system is overdesigned in such a way that every box facing ocean could be flooded and
the entire thing would still float.

As for New Utopia, I love the concept of new land being created in this world, which is unencombered by existing nations, a place which could be a true democracy. But I don't think I'll see it in my lifetime.

There are some spots in the ocean which are in very shallow water but still more than the required 120nm or whatever from any other country. But the costs are still very high.

b.

eroswebmaster · 04-08-2003, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pornwolf

I wouldn't really mind. Do you hear planes taking off while you are inside the airport? For some strange reason, the answer is no.

ControlThy · 04-08-2003, 07:17 AM

That ship would be one awesome target for terrorist attacks.

AWC · 04-08-2003, 07:21 AM

sounds like a SARS breeding ground

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quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	the freedom ship has anyone heard of this thing before? yesterday i read a full-page article in the paper about it. sounded legit from the article, but the website looks extemely amateur: http://www.freedomship.com/overview.php i think i'd be interested in one of the condos if it actually gets built.

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AaronM Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: ┌∩┐ ◣_◢ ┌∩┐ Posts: 46,909	Saw a show about it on The Travel Channel about a year and a half ago. Very interesting stuff.

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quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	no local taxes, the mall would be largest duty free in the world.

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Penrod Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,578	This kind of reminds me of a concept I heard of when I was living in the Cayman Islands. http://www.new-utopia.com/ This Prince Lazarus is still looking for investors I believe.

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buran Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: how'd I get here? Posts: 264	The Freedom Ship... it'll be cool, IF it ever gets built. And that seems to be a big IF. However I'd say saftey wise it's one of the best floating designs out there. The hull of the vessel is to be made up of hundreds of individually sealed containers. Think like those Sea-Land semi trailer metal boxes. Hundreds of those. And the system is overdesigned in such a way that every box facing ocean could be flooded and the entire thing would still float. As for New Utopia, I love the concept of new land being created in this world, which is unencombered by existing nations, a place which could be a true democracy. But I don't think I'll see it in my lifetime. There are some spots in the ocean which are in very shallow water but still more than the required 120nm or whatever from any other country. But the costs are still very high. b. __________________ [this signature intentionally left blank]

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ControlThy Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,909	That ship would be one awesome target for terrorist attacks.

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AWC Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bumfuck Posts: 1,223	sounds like a SARS breeding ground