To some, sailing around the world and taking in the sights, smells, and sounds that the numerous oceans and cultures offer is something that generally resides solely in dreams and fairy tales with the “real” world being much less enthralling. Some however can afford to sail around the world and see all there is to see. Doing so in your typical sailboat, or if they’re really loaded, yacht. For as little as $16,000 however, you can show those richer than most up with the couch boat.
As the name implies, it’s a couch…on a boat. That’s pretty much it. A few other basic add-ons such as canopy, mini-fridge, and laptop power points are also available for order. Though with practically nothing between you and the open seas, a laptop is the last thing I’d be aching for. Ok, so luxury probably isn’t the biggest talking point here. Convenience and comfort however look to be top pick.
Would you want to venture around the planet on nothing more than a couch on top of some pontoons? Yeah, I didn’t think so. But for a quick skim around a private lake, I’ll definitely call dibs.
NerdApproved > BornRich > MBW
- February 16, 2010 7:23 pm
When it comes to wind power, bigger is always better. A few design tweaks here and there can be made to the individual blades to increase the efficiency of said blade, however, at the end of the day, the blade with the most square footage wins. It looks as if Norway is taking that thinking and multiplying it — exponentially — with their new, currently in construction, wind turbine gigantor.
When this modern behemoth is finished, the rotors will span over 473ft, it’s will tower over 533 ft into the air (that’s taller than 50-stories of man made building by the way), and 10MW of electricity will flow forth from this engineering marvel. For those ultra curious tree huggers and nerds of the bunch, that’s enough power to keep 4,000 homes running at any given moment.
Such a massive piece of metal, steel, and ingenuity has to be anchored securely right? Wrong. “Giganturbine” (oh yeah, the creative juices are flowing now) will live life as an *almost* freely wondering spirit, floating on top of the sweet blue sea and connected to mother earth with nothing more than a suction anchor. I’d hate to see this child run away from home and have to drag it back — tens of miles back.
Norwegians can expect to start seeing electrons harnessed by Giganturbine sometime next year.
Dvice
