Any surveyor worth a damn knows not to route over a clutch of dragon eggs. Big mistake.

Hellenikon is 3x the area of MONACO, not MOROCCO. Morocco itself is 3x the area of Greece. 

I’m doing some work with a travel agent client and am reminded that I can’t relate. When I get time off, my ideal way to spend it is canoeing to secluded lake and camping and fishing with my kids. No cell service, no schedule, and very few people.

For those unaware of Max Mosley’s family ties...

FIFA or IOC and corruption

My wife and I do the same, we plan either camping trips or load up the Seadoos and find somewhere new to explore for a couple of days or a combination of the two. The fewer people the better and it’s always fun wandering and exploring new areas.

Yeah, I think they are beyond silly and cannot imagine ever going to cruise. But as Finnish tax payer I thank for supporting our economy and ship building industry xD.

Right there with you. From an engineering perspective a massive ship like this is awesome to behold. But you couldn’t convince me to take a trip on that boat with the thousands of other people who should probably have spent a week in Vegas or an all inclusive resort instead. These floating shopping malls are not my…

You have hit it on the head. Why in the world would you want to go to a (floating) hotel and not be able to leave? High population density does not promote rest and relaxation.

5600 passengers plus crew on a 20-story petri dish... humans are a very weird species. 

I live downriver from a cruise port and occasionally catch one of the Carnival “fun ships” as they set sail. DEAR GOD the racket I hear from it, including some jackass DJ or emcee or something, yelling to people topside to “have fun!” and “get ready to party!” and other inane crap.

False.  Every plane I’ve been on has a water slide. It’s just the cheap airlines save them for “emergencies” 

With such oppressive weight, moving it is no doubt a pressing concern. Certainly worthy of a press release.

More like Icon of Disease, amirite?

It may be that the lake is freshwater and uphill from the ocean and gravity was cheaper than pumping salt water uphill and then the salt messing with the ecosystem. that is just a guess. 

My 2011 F-150 just turned over 292,000 miles so I think I’d stay on that train.

I’ve always thought XJs look like off-road Volvo 240s.

I was thinking Datsun and Defender, but regardless it would be great to see this exist.

I was an automotive engineer at the time this test was being developed. I worked for a major automotive company in R&D and specifically in doors.

“Quick, we need directions to the nearest hospital?”