Frankly, the bow isn't helping either. There's a reason most bows are angled, it seems downright foolish to not angle the bow. This seems like doing something different only for the sake of doing something different.
Given how silly-austere it looks, the only thing keeping the exterior from looking like a hospital ship is a red cross.
A plumb bow is not that uncommon, and you can see from the photo accompanying this article that the bow sections are significantly flared to throw the bow wave outward as the boat cuts through the water.
Actually, you can. In India, when the husband died they used to bury all the husband's fortune with him, including his wife and pets. The theory being you could enjoy that stuff on the other side. Same thing when Pharaohs died. In the very least, you can bury your fortune with you.
Actually, you can. In India, when the husband died they used to bury all the husband's fortune with him, including his wife and pets. The theory being you could enjoy that stuff on the other side. Same thing when Pharaohs died. In the very least, you can bury your fortune with you.
I'd say that's not taking it with you but instead keeping it from others.
The whole thread reminds me of one of my favorite episodes from the "Jean Shepherd's America" TV series in the 1970-80s. The episode is titled "Filthy Rich At Last". He is an excellent raconteur.
"poor guy" ha!!!??? I though he was a multi billionaire with multi billion dollar company. I need to do some reseach again.
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First, rich and poor isn't always about money.
Second, the expression "poor guy" is a colloquialism used to express sorrow over a person who fell upon some sort of misfortune or bad luck. I'd say dying at a relatively young age and being unable to enjoy something he'd been creating, not to mention the time with his family qualifies as being a "poor guy."
Finally, I suspect Steve Jobs would likely have traded his billions for more time. So now we loop back to the first point.
I think you assumed the poster above was someone worth explaining to. He's just being a jackass. There's other people worth having actual discussions with. Jerks like him will just end up standing in a corner of a room because no one wants to talk with him.
A plumb bow is not that uncommon, and you can see from the photo accompanying this article that the bow sections are significantly flared to throw the bow wave outward as the boat cuts through the water.
Different ships are built with different design goals. This is certainly not a WallyPower. Photos of a ship at rest don't always reveal important details. What goes below the waterline is important. Steve had other design goals in mind.
Here is an early prototype of an iYacht that Steve had built and then later rejected - but he did keep a number important features, he just hid them.
A plumb bow is not that uncommon, and you can see from the photo accompanying this article that the bow sections are significantly flared to throw the bow wave outward as the boat cuts through the water.
Different ships are built with different design goals. This is certainly not a WallyPower. Photos of a ship at rest don't always reveal important details. What goes below the waterline is important. Steve had other design goals in mind.
Here is an early prototype of an iYacht that Steve had built and then later rejected - but he did keep a number important features, he just hid them.
Actually, you can. In India, when the husband died they used to bury all the husband's fortune with him, including his wife and pets. The theory being you could enjoy that stuff on the other side. Same thing when Pharaohs died. In the very least, you can bury your fortune with you.
Really, they used to do that in India? All over the country, or in some backward boonies somewhere?
Actually, you can. In India, when the husband died they used to bury all the husband's fortune with him, including his wife and pets. The theory being you could enjoy that stuff on the other side. Same thing when Pharaohs died. In the very least, you can bury your fortune with you.
Really, they used to do that in India? All over the country, or in some backward boonies somewhere?
Is there a half-way credible source you can cite?
I think the presence of the Taj Mahal refutes the claim.
Really, they used to do that in India? All over the country, or in some backward boonies somewhere?
Is there a half-way credible source you can cite?
Sati was a hindu custom where a widow would be burnt on the funeral pyre of her husband (who was a God to the wife), it was banned by the British in 1829.
Not many would be dumb enough to burn all their possessions, I think surviving family members would stop it.
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Originally Posted by JeffDM
Frankly, the bow isn't helping either. There's a reason most bows are angled, it seems downright foolish to not angle the bow. This seems like doing something different only for the sake of doing something different.
Given how silly-austere it looks, the only thing keeping the exterior from looking like a hospital ship is a red cross.
A plumb bow is not that uncommon, and you can see from the photo accompanying this article that the bow sections are significantly flared to throw the bow wave outward as the boat cuts through the water.
Phew! That takes a real load off my mind. I believe the boys over at Google own their own 767. I wouldn't mind having one of those, too.
Happy Holidays, everyone!
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You can't take it with you, you do realize that?
Actually, you can. In India, when the husband died they used to bury all the husband's fortune with him, including his wife and pets. The theory being you could enjoy that stuff on the other side. Same thing when Pharaohs died. In the very least, you can bury your fortune with you.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/17/designer_philippe_starck_confirms_revolutionary_project_is_jobs_family_yacht.html
I'd say that's not taking it with you but instead keeping it from others.
Those pictures are great!
The whole thread reminds me of one of my favorite episodes from the "Jean Shepherd's America" TV series in the 1970-80s. The episode is titled "Filthy Rich At Last". He is an excellent raconteur.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8655396/JSA $10,000 Bill and Yacht 1c.mov
(Sorry for the Dropbox link -- YT and Vimeo are having probs)
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Originally Posted by Waxzman408
"poor guy" ha!!!??? I though he was a multi billionaire with multi billion dollar company. I need to do some reseach again.
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Originally Posted by MJ1970
First, rich and poor isn't always about money.
Second, the expression "poor guy" is a colloquialism used to express sorrow over a person who fell upon some sort of misfortune or bad luck. I'd say dying at a relatively young age and being unable to enjoy something he'd been creating, not to mention the time with his family qualifies as being a "poor guy."
Finally, I suspect Steve Jobs would likely have traded his billions for more time. So now we loop back to the first point.
I think you assumed the poster above was someone worth explaining to. He's just being a jackass. There's other people worth having actual discussions with. Jerks like him will just end up standing in a corner of a room because no one wants to talk with him.
CATAMARAN OR GO HOME
It is the largest docking station for iOS devices ever built,
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Originally Posted by anonymouse
A plumb bow is not that uncommon, and you can see from the photo accompanying this article that the bow sections are significantly flared to throw the bow wave outward as the boat cuts through the water.
Different ships are built with different design goals. This is certainly not a WallyPower. Photos of a ship at rest don't always reveal important details. What goes below the waterline is important. Steve had other design goals in mind.
Here is an early prototype of an iYacht that Steve had built and then later rejected - but he did keep a number important features, he just hid them.
LOL... Classic... Really!
Kindred spirits!
Really, they used to do that in India? All over the country, or in some backward boonies somewhere?
Is there a half-way credible source you can cite?
I think the presence of the Taj Mahal refutes the claim.
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Originally Posted by anantksundaram
Really, they used to do that in India? All over the country, or in some backward boonies somewhere?
Is there a half-way credible source you can cite?
Sati was a hindu custom where a widow would be burnt on the funeral pyre of her husband (who was a God to the wife), it was banned by the British in 1829.
Not many would be dumb enough to burn all their possessions, I think surviving family members would stop it.