Indoor Tropical Island

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday January 3, 2005 @04:08AM from the blissful-land dept.

fons writes "The huge construction dome of the now bankrupt zeppelin maker CargoLifter, has been turned into an indoor tropical island. For about 20euro a day you can swim in the sea, take a walk in the rainforest or go to a beachparty. While it is snowing outside, it's a always a pleasant 25C on the island. And there are no tsunami's. It's bigger than Biosphere2 (it fits the Eiffeltower) but there's less sunlight. Would you spend your vacation in there? The Germans don't seem to be very eager."

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Dammit by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · 2005-01-03 04:10 · Score: 5, Funny

25 Degrees is too cold!!! Now if it was 77 Degrees, then we could talk turkey.
1. Re:Dammit by pete-classic · 2005-01-03 06:13 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Is this a riddle? Let's see . . . "Why can't Germany turn Norway into a tropical country?"
  
  I've got it! Because they can't get past Holland!
  
  -Peter
The Weasel by govtcheez · 2005-01-03 04:10 · Score: 5, Funny

Quick, someone call Pauly Shore!
1. Re:The Weasel by TrippTDF · 2005-01-03 04:13 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I just did. He's pretty upset that he didn't get the be the guest of honor. Then again, he also thinks he's still a star in between lapses of thinking he's a tuna fish sandwich. It's amazing what fame will do to you.
The only downside... by Mysterian81 · 2005-01-03 04:19 · Score: 2, Funny

Yeah, I'd spend my vacation there! Unfortunately, Survivor has booked the whole place for the 387th season. You pay for your ticket, then they vote you off. The title is slated to be Survivor: Rip-Off Island.
Drang nach Osten! by orthogonal · 2005-01-03 04:19 · Score: 5, Funny

Would you spend your vacation in there? The Germans don't seem to be very eager.

Everybody knows that a real German's idea of a vacation is invading Poland.

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1. Re:Drang nach Osten! by rimmon · 2005-01-03 04:46 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Obligatory quote: "Don't mention the war. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with."
2. Re:Drang nach Osten! by lysium · 2005-01-03 05:33 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Could be actually be possible that after two generations of anti-Nazism and true democratic institutional framework that the Germans have actually changed?
  Popular sterotypes are nearly immortal. Don't forget that the French still love to surrender, and America saved the world's ass in Dubya-Dubya-Two. Hell, half of the US still worships the Confederate flag.
  Maybe things will change by the 22nd century...
  
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3. Re:Drang nach Osten! by curunir · 2005-01-03 11:03 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Nonsense...the real pre-requisite for a German vacation is to burn off the top 4-6 layers of skin. While the Japanese require photographic evidence to prove that they actually went on vacation, Germans need merely show a severe sunburn to receive credit. Americans need some story about how rude some other culture was when they asked if anyone spoke "American" and Australians need only be gone for 5-10 years and return with somewhere in excess of 25 passport stamps. Every culture has their standard of proof.
  
  Getting back to Germans, war (flamethrowers, bombs and the like) was just their initial attempt to achieve their standard burning. They've since figured out that spending copious amounts of time lying on a beach without using sunscreen accomplishes this in a much more controlled fashion while making the rest of the world slightly less annoyed at them. It would be considerably less were it not for their strict adherance to the "Speedo" dresscode.
  
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oh the pain... by TheLoneCabbage · 2005-01-03 04:21 · Score: 3, Funny

An abitious project to bring back some of the most amazing and majestic technology humanity has ever concieved... turned... into... a ... theme park...

I remember this feeling. It's the same feeling I had when I was a young nerd, trying to save up enough money for a 4 generation old computer, watching my clients use their top of the line $5,000 machines to play solitare....

Next youre going tell me they are using space shuttles for tourists; and advanced cybernetics for robotic pets...

Ladies and gentelmen: The dark side of capitalism.

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in honor... by wcitechnologies · 2005-01-03 04:22 · Score: 1, Funny

In honor of this idea, I'm going to watch the Truman Show today.

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Re:No sky by radarsat1 · 2005-01-03 04:22 · Score: 1, Funny

or a giant LCD screen for a moving sky... line the walls too to make the interior look like it goes for miles..
maybe you could use that material they used for the Invisible Suit, which displays a different image depending on what direction you are looking from. It would be like a giant holodeck, as long as you don't go near the walls..

okay i'll shut up now.
Re:No sky by grub · 2005-01-03 04:26 · Score: 2, Funny

1) Live in big domes with fake skies.
2) Watch the crystal in your hand turn black on your 30th birthday.
3) Go to Carousel.

10 dollar Amazon gift certificate to the first person to name the movie in this thread! Can't be an AC.

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I see a Seinfeld episode coming on.... by AtariAmarok · 2005-01-03 04:29 · Score: 4, Funny

30 years after its cancellation, Cosmo Kramer will somehow managed to find the set for the TV show "Survivor" sitting intact in a dumpster. He will set it up as an indoor tropical island in his apartment, and invite his guests over for "challenges" and to be "voted off the island". Since the episode involves a high likelihood of Newman competing naked, I don't think I'll be tuning in at all.

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Re:How long.. by t_allardyce · 2005-01-03 04:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Thats an absolutely brilliant idea but with just one slight change.. we put the anti-nudists (in most of Europe thats pretty few) inside the tin can and black out all the windows, then let everyone else run wild...

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Precognition by Khomar · 2005-01-03 04:31 · Score: 4, Funny

Ha, Animats was more right than he even knew!

The CargoLifter web site resembles a dot-com with too much venture capital and a bad business concept. The product isn't ready, but the theme park and the visitor's center are open.

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needed addition by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-03 04:33 · Score: 1, Funny

bunjee jumping from the roof supports.
Distinct lack of nubile native girls by Timesprout · 2005-01-03 04:34 · Score: 5, Funny

therefore this is definitely not within the male definition of tropical island.

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Unfortunately, by Hawthorne01 · 2005-01-03 04:36 · Score: 4, Funny

their server seems to have gone on a three hour tour.
A three hour tour.

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Re:Euro conversion by lga · 2005-01-03 05:05 · Score: 2, Funny

That price only sounds bad to Americans because the Dollar is doing really badly against the Euro. It's Not that bad for those of us in Europe.

The exchange rate is even better for me here in the UK, my pounds buy me a ton of stuff at Thinkgeek!

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Bio-dome by KillaKen187 · 2005-01-03 05:45 · Score: 1, Funny

Great all we need now is Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin and we got ourselves a big hit.
Re:I live in Germany. by pipingguy · 2005-01-03 12:01 · Score: 2, Funny

you don't need a big towel, since the wind will blow you dry when you get out of the water ;-)

My nipples explode with delight!