Anyone in the market for a $6m Air Craft carrier?

[edesignuk]

What do you mean no?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2450501898&category=26432

[evoluzione]

i guess i should go buy that lottery ticket, ya gotta be in it to win it as they say.

if i had a few spare million i'd buy it in a second. wonder how much it costs to fill it up? another million or so perhaps...

imagine the bragging rights! turn up at the Monaco Grand Prix, all these 100+ ft yachts, bah, i gots me a 693ft aircraft carrier mate!!!!! hahahaha

oooooooh the start of my world domination....

[Gymnut]

Too bad it's not nuclear. ;)

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by evoluzione
oooooooh the start of my world domination....

u could also host some of the world's most exclusive & killer parties...

just think about it...

;)

[edesignuk]

ok, so how about we all chip in and buy it? if someone can put in about $5,999,995 I should just about be able to stretch to cover the rest :D

[kwajo.com]

well just imagine the tech news: "Mac Community Gains Strength With Purchase of Aircraft Carrier; Gates Scared" it would rock! would give new meaning to intelligence gathering for rumors mongers. :cool:

[Durandal7]

If we could buy this one too then we could have a small fleet. :p
http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?currency=USD&units=Feet&checked_boats=1169128&slim=quick&

[Royal Pineapple]

if each member put in $230.14
we could buy it

[evoluzione]

Originally posted by Royal Pineapple
if each member put in $230.14
we could buy it


i'm up for it! :D :D

i get first dibs on a bunk though ;)

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Royal Pineapple
if each member put in $230.14
we could buy it
http://upload.edesignuk.net/uploaded_data/smilies/smilie_duhh.gif
lets do it!

[evoluzione]

Originally posted by Durandal7
If we could buy this one too then we could have a small fleet. :p
http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?currency=USD&units=Feet&checked_boats=1169128&slim=quick&


isn't that the same one???

[evoluzione]

how about this one (http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?currency=USD&units=Feet&checked_boats=1170319&slim=quick&) ? and then we could all have a MacRumors GeekFest cruise! haha, or maybe not ;)

[Mr. Anderson]

Nice little ship, but where would you put it?

And then you'd have to get it to its final destination....would be cool though....but I think I'd prefer the submarine :D

D

[Awimoway]

It's not really a bargain when you consider what the operating costs must be. How big of a crew would you need?

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Awimoway
It's not really a bargain when you consider what the operating costs must be. How big of a crew would you need?
I do not want a reality check, u shut up now, kthx :D ;) :p

*this is a good buy, this is a good buy, you really do need one of these, it is 100% useful in everyday terms...*

[edesignuk]

Right, I'm off to bed now, but I expect some kind of fund raising scheme sorted out by the time I wake up tomorrow, with a decent little (BIG!) nest egg kindly donated to the fund by your good selves :D

[Royal Pineapple]

if we can convince 12 000 people to donate rather than buy a 40 gb ipod than we could have this baby

[jefhatfield]

we could make it a mac only ship and have steve jobs' buddy larry ellison land his f-16 on it:p

[Mr. Anderson]

I'd still question on whether it would be seaworthy or not....hate to spend the money on the thing if you couldn't go anywhere with it.

Most likely the best thing would be to dock it somewhere and make it a tourist attraction. Maybe Boston Harbor and have MacWorld '04 there :D

D

[eyelikeart]

I must have shown/told of this auction to at least a dozen people last night. I so much see the potential of the most exclusive party/resort ever. :D

Heliports for access. Tons of space for entertaining. Rooms galore for sleeping & such. The potential to make a lot of money off the rich & famous is in this thing. ;)

The tricky part is getting the $6 million just go open a bid on it. I won't even guess at what it would cost to remodel the thing for said accomodations. :eek:

[Royal Pineapple]

if we put up a banner that says "mission accomplished" ya thing bush will land on it :D :)

[mischief]

Okay, so we have two aircraft carriers for security, a cruise ship for living space.....

we can use these to get to and from our nomadic archipellago:
http://www.geocities.com/ferries_bc/pacificats.html

with a little more research we could be an independant, virtual nation.... Put up some servers and get some decommed Tankers set up as floating crop-land....
:D ;)

[mischief]

Here we go....

http://www.ships-for-sale.com/aircraft_carrier.htm

there's a bunch more but I should wait for some votes on who wants what...:D :p

[iJon]

damn how much would it suck to be scammed on this bid.

iJon

[P-Worm]

Originally posted by iJon
damn how much would it suck to be scammed on this bid.

iJon

If you have enough money to just say "I want to buy an aircraft carrier today," losing that probably doesn't hurt THAT much.

P-Worm

[iJon]

Originally posted by P-Worm
If you have enough money to just say "I want to buy an aircraft carrier today," losing that probably doesn't hurt THAT much.

P-Worm
yeah i suppose, all my friends who come from millionaire families worked there way up to the top so i know they would be pissed.

iJon