Oh, I dunno, you build houses (thinking US building code here!) largely from wood. No need for steel, of which a considerable amount is needed for structural/hull rigidity.

Pedantic mode engaged!

So, not quite like the exhaust trickery of the original Bugatti Veyron.

Terence, that’s cool bro, got any proper peer reviewed scientific papers on your claimed breakthrough?

With a headline like that, I can’t blame you, really.

Oh Jeez... I’m Dutch, I live in Rotterdam, I know the situation quite well. Oceanco asked about the possibility of partially dismanting De Hef and the city said “Ok, that’d be fine”. Even the “Vrienden van de Hef” (Friends of The Hef), the historical preservation society of the bridge, was OK with it.

I am Dutch, I happen to live in Rotterdam, I read an earlier article in a Dutch newspaper on it. Oceanco has notified the city that, for now, they will not ask for a permit. For the forseeable future, they don’t need special passage.

Funny how this lead image:

But they are. They’ve removed the movable bridge part before, on several occasions, to let very tall ships sail past.

Oceanco hasn’t formally asked for a permit/approval yet. THAT’s the problem here.

The city was open to the idea (they’ve done the operation before) but the yacht builder Oceanco has yet to formally ask for permission / a permit.

Uhmmm... The city of Rotterdam was open to the idea, and the historical preservation society of De Hef also didn’t mind. But Oceanco didn’t formally request / apply for a permit.

Uhmm, as I’ve written elsewhere twice already: The actual situation is that the yacht builder has yet to formally ask for a permit / approval for this operation.

Actually, the point here is that the City of Rotterdam hasn’t been formally asked by the yacht builder Oceanco to perform this operation.

As a Rotterdammer myself, I’m surprised by the wording.

The largest selective laser melting 3D printers have a build volume of 600x600x600 mm, so just over 23.6 inch cubed. I see possibilities here!

But... if you’re tied to absurd zoning laws then, well, you’re tied to absurd zoning laws.

My first thought: How can a crash throw you out of a rally car??? 

I was, back before this whole milennium thingy, a massive Future Sound Of London fan.

My preference for racing games has dramatically shifted since 1996 (!!!) so I doubt if it can entertain me like the original game did.