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Just in time for Christmas - maybe this will get those obnoxious Hummers off the road now that there is a more expensive vehicle. :-)
1 posted on 10/25/2003 1:44:19 PM PDT by NCjim
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"We have had a lot of enquiries from high profile people in the Middle East -- although as yet none from any celebrities elsewhere," Leeds said.

Hmmmm, does the 2nd amendment extend to buying depth charges....

2 posted on 10/25/2003 1:50:12 PM PDT by evolved_rage
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To: Bob J
For the man who has everything...
4 posted on 10/25/2003 2:00:49 PM PDT by agitator (Ok, mic check...line one...)
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This is a submarine!!!

1000 foot depth, underwater for 5 days at a time, and only $70,000,000+.

http://www.ussubs.com/v2/products/luxury/phoenix_1000/index.shtml

Phoenix 1000

The Phoenix 1000 is a 65-meter (213') personal luxury submarine. The initial design was originally executed for a client and now awaits a buyer. As proposed, the submarine would constitute the single largest private undersea vehicle ever built, and arguably, one of the most significant personal transportation devices of the century.

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A Luxurious Undersea Vehicle

This design, which we have named the Phoenix 1000, has more than ample space. The total interior area of the submarine is in excess of 460 square meters (5000 square feet). The significant volume, coupled with very large acrylic viewports, and the potential for relatively large open spaces, results in a vehicle as luxurious as the finest of motor yachts.

Clearly, the Phoenix provides its owner with substantially more capability than a simple yacht - the opportunity to explore the depths of the world's oceans in perfect comfort and safety. The Phoenix is capable of making trans-Atlantic crossings at 16 knots yet can dive along the route and explore the continental margins of some of the most fascinating waters on earth. And unlike surface yachts, when the water gets rough, the submarine can submerge into a perfectly smooth and quiet environment, continuing on toward its destination, providing a ride unsurpassed in quality-unequaled by the finest motor coach or the most luxurious executive aircraft.

The Size Advantage

At 65-meters (213 feet) in overall length, and with a beam in excess of 8 meters (26 feet), the Phoenix is a vehicle of formidable size. Yet despite its 1500-ton displacement, the submarine is quite streamlined. Given the significant waterplane area and ample internal volume, which allows for greater battery storage, the Phoenix will out-perform smaller counterparts in surface speed, submerged speed and submerged endurance. The large pressure hull diameter allows for very large acrylic viewports, making the undersea viewing capability truly extraordinary. The interior space, with the noted absence of structural bulkheads, provides for tremendous versatility in interior layout and space planning. And finally, the Phoenix's large size coupled with its integrated roll stabilization system makes surface transit quite comfortable in all but the worst conditions.


6 posted on 10/25/2003 2:03:19 PM PDT by Lokibob
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This is Gemini, the family submarine...

As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine.

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in...


7 posted on 10/25/2003 2:05:21 PM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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Drug runners have the money...

Click here for old story on submarine construction for drug runners.

9 posted on 10/25/2003 2:10:36 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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That privately-owned submarine sounds like something that would startle a US Navy attack sub off the coast of the United States, and since they wouldn't know what they're dealing with they might just decide to blast the crap out of you.
12 posted on 10/25/2003 2:20:30 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid (Semper Fi)
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The Columbian Cartel tried to purchase a Soviet sub to bring drugs in, if they got one of these they wouldn't have to glow in the dark after a delivery.
16 posted on 10/25/2003 2:25:50 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (If you can read this, Thank a Teacher. If this is in English, Thank a Soldier)
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What? No Trident II D-5's ?

I suppose its part of the upgrade package.... :)
17 posted on 10/25/2003 2:29:46 PM PDT by Tallmadge
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And for the rest of us peons, a 12-inch hard Italian roll with good salami, capicola and prosciutto. Line the bread halves carefully with a sprinkling of extra-virgin olive oil and top with lettuce, tomato and onion slivers, topped with an excellent smoky provolone. Don't forget a sprinkling of salt and good Mediterranean oregano. Chopped cherry peppers are optional. Cost: under $10.
18 posted on 10/25/2003 2:34:53 PM PDT by hardhead (He Must Increase; I Must Decrease)
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Here's one for us middle-class folks-

http://www.rqriley.com/aquasub.html

I'm wanting to build one of these one day for my family.
19 posted on 10/25/2003 3:02:20 PM PDT by TexasBarak (aka Captain Cantankerous!!)
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