From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jun 01 2003 - 19:46:39 MDT
--- "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com> wrote:
>
> Pls note, for the small amount of $4.5M, we can purchase an
> Ex-aircraft carrier (not so sure why it is "ex") and have the
> "Extro 1", the first Extropian "enclave". [Since we would
> probably have to dig deep into our pockets to purchase something
> like even one F/A-18 Hornet maybe its good that its "ex"]. With
> interest rates so low we could probably pool our
> resources and get a loan to cover most of the cost.
Well, we could certainly fly ultralights off its deck, and XCOR could
certainly launch the EZ-Rocket from it, perhaps even the Xerus (don't
know what it's take-off distance is going to be). It would certainly be
useful for helicopters. All that hangar space for Extropy Studios,
Extropy News Network, and the Extropy Squash and Handball Club.
Lets say we get 1000 extropes and transtopians to buy in at $10k
apiece. That would give each person cabin space and we could buy the
ship and have plenty of cash available for remodeling and improvements.
>
> Imagine days of lying in the sun out on the deck, bungee jumping off
> of end of the deck, etc.
Imagine the opportunities for non-stop sushi!!!! We'd have to develop
treatments for mercury contamination....
> Nights we could crank up our 30 inch telescopes
> (why have just one with so much deck space available?) and do survey
> searches for MBrains.
With multiple (usually 3) flight elevators, you could mount them there
for deployment at night. Network them together for an interferometer.
> Perhaps we could earn enough money to pay
> the mortgage on the ship by simply leasing telescope time to amateur
> astronomers who want to observe things but don't want the hassle
> of building & maintaining a telescope or who live in cities where it
> simply isn't practical. We could set up a complete molecular biology
> research laboratory (I've got the equipment) and thumb our collective
> noses at restrictive cloning regulations or proprietary patents.
How difficult would it be to compensate for wave action and vibration?
>
> For further info see:
> http://www.frenchcreekboatsales.com/details.asp?File_Number=BOP12
> or
>
>
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/31/1740227&mode=thread&tid=159&tid=186
>
> If we pooled our collective talents we might even be able to convert
> the oil boilers to solar boilers and significantly lower the fuel
> costs of navigation (to avoid hurricanes, etc.).
Nah, I think we ought to buy a nuclear reactor for the ship from the
North Koreans and REALLY scare Dubya.
=====
Mike Lorrey
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