This is now Earth's largest ship—so big it can lift oil rigs off the sea

[SvenSvensonov]

This is the Pieter Schelte, which is now the largest ship sailing the seas, surpassing even the Maersk Triple-E*. Built by Daewoo in Korea, this catamaran is so huge that it can lift entire oil platforms off their base, pick up the base itself, and then transport it all to port—which is exactly what it's designed to do.

This is why this 1,253 x 384 feet (382 x 117 meters) $1.7-billion titan is powered by eight 11.2 megawatt engines connected to 13 Rolls Royce 5.5 megawatt thrusters.

The craziest thing? The company that built it is planing to make an even bigger model.

(From Gizmodo)

*My Comments;

It is my professional opinion that this ship is, and this is a technical term, "Badass".

 

[Star Wars]

Heck , we should make a whole floating town like this

 

[Aepsilons]

Awesome job Daewoo !!

 

[mike2000]

Proud its using Rolls Royce engines.

 

[SvenSvensonov]

Proud its using Rolls Royce engines.

Even this die hard American and lover of American products will concede that our 52nd (Canada has dibs on 51st) state makes the world's best engines. I feel no shame in saying that... you guys earned it.

 

[mike2000]

Even this die hard American and lover of American products will concede that our 52nd (Canada has dibs on 51st) state makes the world's best engines. I feel no shame in saying that... you guys earned it.

We are not a U.S(52nd) state man. Remember we were the ones who colonised/civilized you and taught you how to read/write and speak. you still speak our language by the way.

 

[SvenSvensonov]

We are not a U.S(52nd) state man.

Ha, ha, ha, sure your not. We kicked your butts out of our lands, founded a nation and then proceeded to work our slimy hands into the depths of your government. We even let you hold a few D-5s for us, thanks! And I'm totally messing with you... well mostly.

 

[rockstar08]

dam this a small floating island

 

[mike2000]

Ha, ha, ha, sure your not.

As i said, Remember we were the ones who colonized/civilized you and taught you how to read/write and speak. You still speak our language until now. You also copied so much from us to get where you are today. Inshort we are your mum, the child might outgrow his mummy but the Mum is still the Mum.

 

[SvenSvensonov]

As i said, Remember we were the ones who colonized/civilized you and taught you how to read/write and speak. You still speak our language until now. You also copied so much from us to get where you are today. Inshort we are your mum, the child might outgrow his mummy but the Mum is still the Mum.

Speak your language?!? I speak American, a completely bastardized and butchered neanderthal-esque version of what you call English.

 

[mike2000]

Speak your language?!? I speak American, a completely bastardized and butchered neanderthal-esque version of what you call English.

Yes you speak our language English, even though you made some little changes here and there, but its still English, reason why a british person still understands an american when he speaks. Same with China and Taiwan, they still understand each other even though the Madarin they speak is relatively different(minor changes), this doesnt means China is not Taiwan's mother.

So same applies to us and You. Moreover as i said we colonized and civilized you, just like we did with our colonies from Australia to Canada to Africa to India. Britain contributed to spreading English and making the world come closer to what we now know today. Theres no denying that. You are still our child, once a child always a child, doesnt matter how big you grow. a mothers baby will always remain a mother baby.

 

[SvenSvensonov]

Yes, yes, you were our mother and once upon times long since rendered irrelevant you colonized and "civilized" us, not sure we needed that considering we where largely pre-civilized European settlers... thanks though. But times have changed and now it is you who has been colonized. We still care deeply for our once welcome masters, 52nd state is term of endearment... and largely a reality even if the paper work hasn't yet been formalized.

 

[nana41]

Yes you speak our language English, even though you made some little changes here and there, but its still English, reason why a british person still understands an american when he speaks. Same with China and Taiwan, they still understand each other even though the Madarin they speak is relatively different(minor changes), this doesnt means China is not Taiwan's mother.
So same applies to us and You. Moreover as i said we colonized and civilized you, just like we didi with our colonies from australia to Canada to Africa to India. The British contributed to spreading English and making the world come closer to what we now know today. Theres no denying that. You are still our child, once a child always a child, doesnt matter how big you grow. a mothers baby will always remain a mother baby.

English is perhaps the only language you can speak in ,without being educated.

 

[Aepsilons]

The Mother of all Empires, the British Empire

 

[SvenSvensonov]

The Mother of all Empires, the British Empire

I'll respond with this;

Notice how once the British were our overlords... now our lackeys. And yes I realize the source of the photo I posted is a cynical website and is poking fun at the US. Still, it's quite accurate.