Archive for January, 2008
Queen Mary 2 ship. Largest cruise liner
The RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary, which was in turn named after Mary of Teck, the Queen Consort of George V. At the time of her construction in 2003 by the Chantiers de l’Atlantique, the QM2 was the longest, widest and tallest passenger ship ever built, and at 148,528 gross tons, was also the largest. She lost that last distinction to Royal Caribbean International’s 154,407 gross ton Freedom of the Seas in April 2006, but QM2 remains the largest ocean liner (as opposed to cruise ship) ever built, and her height, length, and waterline breadth are unsurpassed by any other passenger ship. The true distinction becomes somewhat cloudy, because “gross tonnage” is actually a measure of a ship’s enclosed volume; “displacement” is a measure of the weight of water the ship displaces – and therefore equivalent to its “weight”. The Royal Caribbean “Freedom” ships displace about 64,000 tons; the QM2, about 76,000.
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Wind Tunnel Foogbridge by Michael Jantzen
The Wind Tunnel Foot Bridge is a new covered bridge for the 21 st century; a design proposal for a new kind of wind activated footbridge made of steel and aluminium. As the wind blows, the five wind turbine wheels turn at different speeds around the people who are walking through to reach the other side. Three of the five wheels turn in one direction while the other two turn in the opposite direction. As the wind driven wheels turn in different directions and at different speeds, the can produce different electronic corresponding sounds. The wind tunnel Footbridge was designed to be constructed in various types of public venues as an architectural attraction. The wheels also produce and store electrical energy much like a windmill.
Futuristic Achitecture & Futuristic Design
from Social News Network about Future
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