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Zeppelins Over California

Posted by kdawson on from the oh-the-humanity dept.

It seems that Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow may not have been completely off the mark. According to Venture Beat, Airship Ventures has raised capital sufficient to build their first Zeppelin NT (Microsoft Windows reference purely coincidental). The airship will offer rides for up to 12 passengers out of the old Navy Blimp hangars at Moffett Field in Silicon Valley. Airship Ventures notes that airships are already flying safely in Japan and Germany, so now the US will have its chance. Rides will cost from $250 to $500 per person. Esther Dyson is one of the investors.

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  1. Bang? by mrbluze · · Score: 3, Funny

    Rides will cost from $250 to $500 per person. Esther Dyson is one of the investors. Or, for a hydrogen filled Zeppelin, they are offering the discounted, insurance free rate of $50 per person, one way.
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    1. Re:Bang? by mrbluze · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or, for a hydrogen filled Zeppelin, they are offering the discounted, insurance free rate of $50 per person, one way. Any person having a bad outcome in the said NT Zeppelin will be met with the BSOD (Blue Sky of Death).
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    2. Re:Bang? by h4rm0ny · · Score: 3, Funny


      "Passengers will PLEASE observe the no smoking sign"

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    3. Re:Bang? by Random+BedHead+Ed · · Score: 2, Funny

      "No tickets." Anyway, it's a moot point because that feature's being delayed until Zeppelin NT 5.0, which I hear may be renamed Zeppelin 2010.

  2. Re:More Annoying Money Wasters for Rich People by .orvp · · Score: 2, Funny

    They are rich, they are powerful, they are once again literally over us.

    I for one welcome our new recreating/floating overlords

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  3. Good, if your name is Zorin... by boombasticman · · Score: 3, Funny

    and want to flood the silicon valley to push the prices of computer chips.

  4. And In other News... by AndGodSed · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... it has been reported that a farmer has modified his cessna cropduster with machine guns. Something about "German Invasion"...

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  5. Re:More Annoying Money Wasters for Rich People by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    250 USD is a lot of money? I have a few British pennies in my pocket that should about cover that fair.

  6. oh thats smart by Nate+Fox · · Score: 3, Funny

    so instead of the gangsters in oakland shooting their guns in the air for fun, they'll have a target. and fourth of july will come early if one of em hits it!

  7. Zeppelins Over California by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Always knew Page and co. were "Going to California".