Originally published at: Historic steel bridge to be dismantled so Jeff Bezos' $485 million superyacht can pass through | Boing Boing
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Not in the linked story, but probably important context:
A spokesman for the mayor confirmed the plan to reporters, with Mr Bezos set to foot the bill through [the shipbuilding company] Oceanco.
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Good to be the king.
/melbrooks
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I thought people liked Jeff Bridges.
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The boat building company was well aware of this issue and built the boat anyhow.
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Why don’t they partially dismantle the boat?
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Another in the long list of exhibits in The Case Against Billionaires.
Related:
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i have often wondered what it would be like to be so rich that no request, desire, or demand would be too much. any problem or complaint could be fixed with the right amount of cash. then i would weigh that against being considered a world-class dick, and decide i am all right with the way i am.
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I assume its at the ship yard in order to make it look more like a floating penis?
It’s kind of his design thing.
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Right? With that kind of money, you could build a temporary shipyard pretty much anywhere. That thing is definitely not going to be solely dependent on its masts to move, so it can’t be getting it out of the harbor that’s an issue. That’s where the human calculus would come in: a) a grand gesture to show respect for a historical city’s revered monument to wartime survival or b) fuck ‘em for the minor inconvenience that won’t make a lick of difference to my wealth.
B is for Bezos!
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The articles I’ve read describe it as a three-masted sailing yacht, which this image seems to confirm. It’s the height of the masts that causes the problem. It’s hard to see why they can’t rent a crane and step the masts after the yacht has passed under the bridge.
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Obligs:
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I remember that late 90s interview with Bezos where he says his Honda Civic (or whatever it was) was fine.
ETA: Here’s the relevant portion: Jeff Bezos 1997 Interview - YouTube
He was only worth 10 Billion at the time.
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Anyone have any spare torpedoes for sale cheap? No questions asked.
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Ah, but how many kings ended their reign ten inches shorter?
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Not nearly enough of them, obviously.
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That’s exactly what I’ve been saying on the other thread about this: there are plenty of oil rig builders around the North Sea periphery who have the giant cranes and dry docks that would be needed to accomplish such an operation.
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