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Don't Like Air Travel? Wait till you see this...

The other day I was babysitting and the kids were watching this cartoon about this ship (literally think sails, masts, pirates, ok maybe not pirates) that was flying in space to this unknown planet or something. Anyway, I thought it was a little farfetched, until I saw this article. We were talking in class about how technology is a huge part of globalization, as well as transportation. Well this is definatly technology in trasportation. Picture a cross between the luxury of a cruise ship and the means of trasportation of an airplane (the air!). You get this thing that looks like a futuristic blimp on the outside, but inside it is like a hotel, complete with staterooms, restraunts, and possibly a casino. A man named Igor Pasternok came up with the plan and now many cruise companies are interested. Despite its looks, it is pretty aerodynamic and can go at about 170 mph. It can cross the U.S. in 18 hours. And this is just the beginning. It will be interesting to see how technology like this will evolve in the next several years. It is supposed to be ready by 2010, which isn't all that far away, once you think about it. Four years and you too could be flying in a shiny hotel across the U.S.

posted by Anonymous @ 2/19/2006 01:58:00 PM