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Posted: October 8, 2010 10:32 pm  | |||||
      IRC Nickname: Sativas Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 2255 Member No.: 1305 Joined: August 29, 2008 Total Events Attended: 155    | Some engineers have proposed building a new version of New Orleans on prefabricated floating platforms to protect the city from future hurricanes and flooding. Video link: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/meg...from=im_m_18-24 What do you guys think about it? --------------------  The Ultimate Skilling and Combat Badges Updated June 17th, 2011        | ||||
Posted: October 8, 2010 10:42 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Sithofwookie Group: Ex-Member Posts: 2842 Member No.: 815 Joined: June 11, 2008 Total Events Attended: 48 | That's so badass. They make it seem like it could be done so if it were my choice I'd definitely do it. --------------------  | ||||
Posted: October 8, 2010 10:47 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: [JC] Group: Emeritus Posts: 3320 Member No.: 23 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 147 | To be frank, that's a ridiculous idea that ignores a wide variety of issues that would crop up. "Yay I feel seasick every day because my city is floating" "Hey lets go visit our family in New Orleans, oh no, I don't have a boat" "I wanna work on the mainland but live in New Orleans.... shit can't drive to work" etc etc. Personally I think its an idiotic idea that would be made even worse by its location.... Yup, smart idea to trial a floating city in an area that is well known for being at risk from hurricanes. --------------------  Old awards wat Most Mature & Most Honourable Most Dedicated|IRC Freak|Best Emeritus Placeholder lolz | ||||
Posted: October 8, 2010 11:07 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Bam Group: Emeritus Posts: 2762 Member No.: 131 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 111 |
1) nobody would be seasick, since the city wouldn't move, it's impossible. 2 and 3) how is it any different from living on an island? well me, i think the idea isn't anything new...it is a good idea but i'm 100% sure it won't happen. The good thing about it is the idea itself, it doesn't matter that they can't really make it happen, what counts is the idea and the fact that people start thinking about stuff like that and eventually after 100s of ideas that only went as far as being on paper will lead to one good idea that will actually happen. --------------------   | ||||
Posted: October 8, 2010 11:11 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Timmehh Group: Guest Posts: 102 Member No.: 2386 Joined: September 6, 2010 Total Events Attended: 15 | Seems cool, but out of reach very soon tbh. What if theres a massive tsunami? --------------------  | ||||
Posted: October 9, 2010 12:45 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mmangler Group: Emeritus Posts: 1595 Member No.: 1580 Joined: December 24, 2008 Total Events Attended: 165 | Quite frankly I do not think that it will work. You may have noticed that some boat were blown in land and were left after the water receded. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: October 9, 2010 07:40 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: His Lordship Group: Founder Posts: 6029 Member No.: 1 Joined: December 26, 2007 Total Events Attended: 129 | I'd blow the billions of dollars on this for sure, just for the sake of novelty. Our generation as a species has nothing amazing to leave our mark, such as the pyramids or the hanging gardens, or Venice. Having a floating city would be a true mark of human advancement. --------------------  | ||||
Posted: October 9, 2010 08:09 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: geoff 7th Group: Ex-Member Posts: 371 Member No.: 2325 Joined: July 21, 2010 Total Events Attended: 36 | this is a great idea due to the fact of how little the country suported them in there time of need always nice to see a little inderpendence from a state,as crazy as it sounds i would like to see it --------------------  | ||||
Posted: October 9, 2010 09:10 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Ubg Fcbruges Group: Emeritus Posts: 1209 Member No.: 1373 Joined: October 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 64 | Would solve many things. Be sure these things are there in about 10 years --------------------  Portfolio ~~ WG Emeritus - 20 November 2010 ~~ ~~ WG Higher Guardian - 10 November 2009 ~~ ~~ WG Emeritus - 2 July 2009 ~~ ~~ WG Higher Guardian - 27 February 2009 ~~ ~~ WG Guardian - 12 December 2008 ~~ ~~ WG Trial Guardian - 30 October 2008 ~~ | ||||
Posted: October 9, 2010 06:26 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Kiwi011 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3052 Member No.: 40 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 21 | dont do it in new orleans.....no1 wants the projects anyways do it for a city people care about. --------------------  | ||||
Posted: October 10, 2010 06:22 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Lefty Group: Emeritus Posts: 3340 Member No.: 1055 Joined: June 30, 2008 Total Events Attended: 211 | For those that don't know, in Mississippi, the casinos are all floating. It fits within the laws to have gambling boats, but there can be no casinos on land. --------------------      | ||||
Posted: October 10, 2010 07:57 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Mark`` Group: Clan Friend Posts: 2190 Member No.: 2320 Joined: July 15, 2010 Total Events Attended: 208 |
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Posted: October 11, 2010 01:31 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: p0p0k1lla Group: Ex-Member Posts: 257 Member No.: 2026 Joined: August 22, 2009 Total Events Attended: 38 |
LOL. I guess its an ok idea if they really think its necessary. May be a pain in the ass but like Gene said, it would be a great thing of our time. --------------------     | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2010 03:12 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Lefty Group: Emeritus Posts: 3340 Member No.: 1055 Joined: June 30, 2008 Total Events Attended: 211 |
Yes. Completely serious. This was prior to Hurricane Katrina. After Hurricane Katrina, the governor passed a bill to allow the casinos to build the actual gambling rooms up to 800 feet inland. Before that, everything except the actual gambling was on land, and the gambling was held on a barge that was permanently docked in the water. -------------------- | ||||
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