Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:50:24 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Alternative reality v SF
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

At 03:20 PM 4/28/05 EDT, MarkLFischer at aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 4/28/2005 2:29:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>MJW at press.jhu.edu writes:
>
>>Streamlined, "hurricane-proof" houses will pivot on their foundations  like
>weather
>>vanes.
>
>Seen on ebay last year: a company selling used 727 airliners mounted on
>rotating CG pylons, and fitted out as homes inside, with the wing tops
serving

There's a guy down south who turned a Boeing 307 once owned by Howard Hughs
into a yacht named "Cosmic Muffin".  Cut the wings off though...just used
the fuselage.  The current owner rents it out if you want to try before you
buy... ;-)

http://www.planeboats.com/Other%20Pages/Media%20Articles/motoryachts-01.html

If you want an amphibious motor home, check out the Dobbertin Surface
Orbiter at:

http://www.dobbertinhydrocar.com/Home.htm

It started out life as a milk tanker truck.  He took it across the
Carribean, so it's fairly seaworthy.  He's working on an amphibious car too.

-- Mike B.
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There is no such thing as failure, only results.