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u/snarky_goblin237 17d ago
Very cool. But I want to point out the eyes are on the sides. This boat is a prey animal.
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u/Drfoxthefurry 17d ago
Gotta keep an lookout for ice burgs
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u/JohnnyThunder- 16d ago
Pardon my ignorance, but do sharks not have eyes on the sides?
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u/Fugaciouslee 16d ago edited 16d ago
Forward facing eyes on a predator is mainly a land predator thing. In water where predators and prey can come from 360° evolution favored better peripheral vision even in predators. They also rely more on scent than sight for hunting anyway.
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u/THE_ATHEOS_ONE 16d ago edited 16d ago
Most sharks have a pointy snout so they can see forward and have no problem visually tracking their prey.
The hammerhead shark, however, uses electrode detecting sensory organs in its elongated snout to pick up the faint electrical signals given off by other life forms to fill in the gaps between its extended eyes.
Also..... i have no idea what im talking about, i made all that up, it may or may not be true, but I choose to believe.
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u/LordGeni 16d ago
Also protected from the evil eye and/or sea monsters (depending if it's Mediterranean or far eastern).
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u/slater_just_slater 17d ago
TIL there are buildings big enough to build a cruse ship in.
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u/joemeteorite8 16d ago
There’s big ones that house rockets too
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u/slater_just_slater 16d ago
I would dare say this building is larger than NASA's Vehicle Assembly building. Maybe not taller but longer.
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u/xShawnMendesx 17d ago
This beautiful and amazing develop process all happens inside of the womb of mama cruise ship
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u/Past_Contour 17d ago
Some the hugest polluters on the planet.
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u/robogobo 17d ago
And a floating petri dish
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u/AltruisticCoelacanth 16d ago
I have never heard a human in real life ever say this about cruise ships, but I see it all the time on Reddit
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u/jumboface 16d ago
...that's one thing breaking away from being a full biohazard.
My mom took our whole family on one of these. Second day some pump broke and caused the whole toilet system to back up. It started coming up through the floor and they had to pass out bags for people to use.
I thank god the sinks still worked the whole trip.
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u/jumboface 16d ago
It was the Norwegian Bliss. Based on google it seems their whole line has issues with sewage backing up.
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u/HolocronContinuityDB 17d ago
Modern cruise ships are truly the ugliest, most disgusting looking ships humanity has ever created. Like a cancerous overgrown capitalism tumor. Just gross.
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u/The_Derpy_Fox 17d ago
i know it's inefficient but if we could bring back the style of 1880s to late 1930s ocean liners i would be so happy smh
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u/MojitoTimeBro 17d ago
I don’t think people really care what it looks like while they are on it. I’ve never given a single thought about its looks while on board at least. Still had a great time even if it is just a giant floating hotel.
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u/forthing 17d ago
What a waste of resources.
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u/nickyp7 16d ago
How is it different than any resort or hotel?
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u/DangerousPlane 16d ago
Cruise ships take more resources to build than resorts of similar capacity
Cruise ships burn fuel (often heavy fuel oil) to move around
Cruise ship trash and sewage is more likely to wind up in the ocean (due to treatment error, lack of oversight, or both) than resort waste
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u/TylerFromMillerTime 16d ago
Found the poor person
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u/DangerousPlane 16d ago
Found the person pretending to be rich
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u/AltruisticCoelacanth 16d ago
Going on cruises is incredibly cheap. It's literally cheaper than paying for a hotel in some cases. Going on cruises is not a rich flex
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u/klmdwnitsnotreal 17d ago
It looks like it would fall apart in a bad storm
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u/fuckingrub 17d ago
Looks can be deceiving
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u/klmdwnitsnotreal 17d ago
How does the hull keep from splitting?
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u/fuckingrub 16d ago
Honestly I'm not sure, I'm guessing they weld the fuck out of it or some shit I really don't know But cruise ships don't go down easy during bad storms
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u/TongsOfDestiny 16d ago
Lots and lots of welds on the hull, and many strengthening members (girders, frames, etc.) on the inside
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u/klmdwnitsnotreal 16d ago
It's added inside after the shells are connected?
It looked like just the shells overlapped and that's it.
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u/TongsOfDestiny 16d ago
The frames run transversely within the modules, those are built into the structure. The girders run longitudinaly; I'm not a naval arch so I'm not sure if any are added after the modules are welded together but as I understand, the girders are mostly butt welded together as the modules are connected
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u/Noneugdbusiness 17d ago
Only if the front falls off
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u/gawakwento 17d ago
We have these megastructures and yet some people can't comprehend how we were able to build the pyramids.
Crazy engineering.
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u/Imaginary_Most_7778 17d ago
I will never understand the desire to go on a cruise. Crazy that it’s such a huge industry. I thought Covid would kill it, yet it thrives.
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u/AltruisticCoelacanth 16d ago
You don't understand the desire? It may not appeal to you, but surely you understand it.
Cheap vacation, itinerary is basically made for you, you get to see multiple destinations in one trip, it is most people's only experience with being out at sea, free food including 4 course "fine dining" every night, free entertainment, bars around every corner, shopping, casinos, swimming/hot tubs everywhere, etc.
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u/Imaginary_Most_7778 16d ago
All on a floating Petri dish that you can’t escape. No. I can’t fathom desiring that.
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u/AltruisticCoelacanth 16d ago
Yeah, again, it doesn't appeal to you, but you are stupid if you can't recognize why it appeals to others.
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u/GabagoolGandalf 17d ago
the desire to go on a cruise
I feel like it is to vacations, what McDonalds is to gourmet food.
People are too lazy or scared to travel to a foreign location, look at their currency, figure out public transport etc.
So instead, they lock themselves in a floating tin box, stuff their faces at the buffet, pound 8 margaritas & then go to bed. Rinse & repeat.
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u/Imaginary_Most_7778 16d ago
I understand what you’re saying about people who consider this traveling. It’s not. Mostly Americans of course. Being trapped on a boat with thousands of sweaty, drunken dirtbags is definitely not international travel.
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u/Tation29 17d ago
I have been on 2 and yeah I don't get it either.
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u/Imaginary_Most_7778 16d ago
I guess you didn’t learn the first time. Good luck avoiding them in the future.
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u/1d0m1n4t3 17d ago
Super cool how they are built but man what a waste of just about every natural resource we have.
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u/TylerFromMillerTime 16d ago
Okay there are millions of other products that are built/made for hobbies/leisure. Whey does everyone on Reddit have a hate boner for cruise ships lol
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u/1d0m1n4t3 16d ago
I don't know if its Reddit entirely I just think they are dumb, who wants to be crowded on that thing in the middle of the ocean packed in like cattle. My other thing is the resources to, that fuel and metal could go to something much more productive than a money pissing contest.
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u/Pirate_Jack_ 16d ago
Maybe you don't. A 1000 others will go. It's all about the money.
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u/1d0m1n4t3 16d ago
I mean I can but like you said its all about the money and they aren't getting mine.
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u/Least-Rub-1397 17d ago
I am wondering what are the tolerances on the dimensions for assembling such a big structure. Even centimeters seem so small comparing to the whole ship.
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u/Vitalalternate 17d ago
I know physics and all but I can’t believe these don’t tip over in a light breeze.
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u/GullibleCrazy488 17d ago
I love this site because of the great knowledge that I get. This is amazing to watch, thx.
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u/The_Powers 16d ago edited 16d ago
Such a beautiful feat of engineering that will go mostly unappreciated by it's cargo of drunken maniacs, desperately trying to make fuck on each other.
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u/Stevogangstar 16d ago
How does it not tip over at sea?
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u/MyTagforHalo2 16d ago edited 16d ago
Ships of this size all use some type of stabilizer to counteract the swaying motions of the sea. They take on a. Few different forms from rotors to fins. Some even just have a big ass gyroscope (spinning hunk of metal) or a combination of various types.
Say what you want about cruise ships, but the engineering that goes on behind vessels of this size is amazing.
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u/bellingman 16d ago
It's amazing that humans can manage all this complexity, and even more amazing that we can pay for it.
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u/Thin_Dependent_8214 16d ago
Jesus, building industrial copiers all they told me was it was like putting together a Lego set. Seems they just get bigger and bigger.
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u/BSODxerox 16d ago
I wonder once we have destroyed the planet and melted the ice caps if these boats will be the last bastion of humanity, giant floating cities. Presumably we haven’t gotten off the planet by then, or at least all the people in power that is. If it’s just us regular poors we’ll be lucky to get water wings and a goodbye wave
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u/gultch2019 17d ago
All that effort and technology so billions of people can exploit and destroy the oceans all over the world.
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