Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Decisions decisions decisions....

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Wow!  I wonder how vicious them fish are.  Interesting set of teeth they
got.
Carl


DJACKSON99@aol.com wrote:
> 
> You got to go with this fella.
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/w57.html
> or this one
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/w25.html
> Makes Nessy look like a kitten. And can you imagine the fun you could have with the lights at night?  Damn the lawsuits, I know some people in Colombia that can take care of that.  --Doug J
> 
> In a message dated 11/25/2003 9:49:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, coalbunny@vcn.com writes:
> 
> > I have done a lot of thinking about this, and it has literally taken
> > several years to make a concrete decision.  I have several ideas for a
> > sub, but couldn't figure out which one I was going to build first.  They
> > were an ambient sub for treasure hunting, a submersable habitat, a
> > replica sub and a real go-getter: an animal replica.  The last one would
> > be fun, that's for sure.  Couldn't decide if I wanted it to be a rainbow
> > trout, great white shark or the Loch Ness monster.  Ask yourself what
> > you'd be thinking if you saw one of those in a lake.  I think you get
> > the idea why I like that idea so much!
> >
> > I still don't know *for sure* which one will be built first.  But I have
> > put the submersable habitat on the back burner along with the treasure
> > seeker.  The cost is the biggest reason.  So now I'm deciding between
> > *which* replica to go for.
> >
> > So from the legal standpoint, what are your thoughts on the replicas?
> > My concern is someone going psycho after seeing a great white shark in
> > Lake Powell and me being liable for it.  Is that possible?  I think it's
> > very realistic in this day and age.  And the liability issue is one of
> > the deciding factors.
> >
> > The other replicas would be of a larger sub.  One in particular I have
> > been considering is the USS Nautilus, SSN 571.  One thing to remember is
> > that on a replica, I would prefer staying as close to exact scale as
> > possible.  I realize that in some areas this can't be done.  Like the
> > c-tower, for example.  For something toliterally be an
> > exact replica, I
> > know the size would be enormous.
> >
> > Anyhow, food for thought.  Any ideas from you guys?
> > Carl

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