In the belly of the biggest cruise ship...

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the 'Oasis of the Seas' is five times as big as the Titanic... and this is what it looks like when 50 captains are steering the ship...

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'Building the impossible' was the principle during the construction of the ship. And this is the result:

• about 241 km of pipes and about 5310 km of electrical lines were installed on the Oasis of the Seas.
• About 600,000 litres of paint were necessary for the paintwork.
• The 21 pools contain approx. 2.3 million litres of water.
• About 2.1 million litres of fresh water are required every day.
• In its Central Park there are 12,175 plants, some of the trees are more than 7 m tall.
• The Oasis of the Seas boasts the longest running track at sea. One lap is 692 metres long.
• The maximum width of the ship roughly corresponds to the wingspan of an Airbus A340-300.
• The Oasis of the Seas is about three times as long as a soccer field.

Take a look at the technical details:

»»» http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Oasis_of_the_Seas

New topic: Let's talk about water

... water, logistics and harbours

Never seen a flying ship? ...about flying ships, races that are about more than just money and huge wings instead of sails...

Even in case of little wind, BOR 90 lifts two of its three hulls out of the water and the pilot flies across the sea at an altitude of about ten metres at up to 40 knots (about 74 km/h). BOR 90 (BOR stands for "BMW Oracle Racing", 90 for the length of 90 feet = 27.4 metres) is the result of the most ambitious project in the history of regatta sailing. 150 specialists from 20 nations spent two years building a boat that in many ways is closer to aviation than to water sports: the main sail was replaced by a wing that is bigger than a wing of an Airbus A380...



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And this is what it looks like when it doesn't work...

Denise was her name

Denise was her original name, and she was the first underwater vehicle designed expressly for scientific exploration. From 1959 on, the mini-submersible sailed the depths to explore unknown parts of the ocean. On board Calypso, a crane lowered the saucer into the water or lifted her up to the rear deck of the ship. With a diameter of 2.85 meters and a weight of 3.5 tons, she carries a crew of two in her steel cabin. She can work stay as far as 350 meters down, for four or five hours...



More information on this and on sea exploration:

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