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Old 06-17-2023, 05:19 PM   #990 (permalink)
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This is an interesting one; testing the proscription on religion, I'll approach it this way everything after the subject turns to the Antichrist and the picture is the Pioneer staute on the State capitol in Salem, Oregon -- I disavow all that follows. I stopped watching at 12 minutes.

That said: Saudi Arabia Just Admitted They've Created Something So Advanced It Will Stun Everyone

Which s an overview of civil engineering projects in Saudi Arabia; a city, a megastructure, a ski resort in the desert, and my favorite --a yacht shaped like a turtle. Pangoes:
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https://greekreporter.com › 2023 › 04 › 23 › pangeos-saudi-arabia-floating-city
Pangeos: Saudi Arabia's $8bn Turtle-Shaped Floating City
23 Apr 2023Pangeos, the "floating city". Credit: Lazzarini Design Studio. Saudi Arabia has been proposed as a location for the construction of a massive turtle-shaped yacht, dubbed Pangeos.If the project is constructed, it will become the biggest sea vessel ever built, essentially a massive floating city.. Pangeos is named after Pangaea, a supercontinent that existed roughly two hundred million years

Now.... This needs to happens, but it's hydrodynamicaly unsound, like the Russian Czar's round yachts. Imagine trying to turn that thing, or keep it from not turning.*

Now imagine it recast as an ekranoplan! Now it all makes sense. It could even keep the wet bay.
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That being said, overall this shows that Chyna may not be the greatest threat to madkind. them being hobbled by a socialist government that sees mindless replication of brutalist towers to be the goal.

Saudi Arabia is nouveau riche mezmerized by glitz and glitter, with bottomless pockets. That's thanks to fossil fuels.

*Also, what with the Star Trek form-factor populated with suburban tract houses???
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