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This submarine was Peter Madsen's third submarine design and is the largest privately built submarine in the world. - Wikipedia False. This article from 2007 [
by javert 14y ago
This submarine was Peter Madsen's third submarine design and is the largest privately built submarine in the world. - Wikipedia
False. This article from 2007 [1] discusses the highly secretive company where billionaires go to buy their luxury submaries, which apparently run up to 65 meters [2].The Nautilus goes only to 17.76, if its wikipedia article is to be believed.
[1] http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/lifestyle/luxury_submarines/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/lifestyle/luxury_submarines/... (incidentally, one of the most instantly fascinating things I've ever read in my life)
[2] http://www.ussubmarines.com/submarines/luxury.php3 http://www.ussubmarines.com/submarines/luxury.php3
- ljf 14y agoI would guess that the story was pr spin, and since they or any owner has provided proof of a craft larger than 18 meters, that it's all theoretical. Would be amazing if there are private craft out there like they describe, but I'd need more than some renders and there word to believe it.
- javert 14y agoWell it was published by CNN, which is one of the largest media organizations and generally considered reliable. I've gotten 3 responses trying to throw cold water on my post, which was just me sharing something that I thought was exciting. I don't get it.
- anamax 14y ago> Well it was published by CNN, which is one of the largest media organizations true > and generally considered reliable. CNN may be considered "reliable", but it isn't.
- javert 14y agoFIne, but claiming the story I linked to about a company that sells private submarines is false, without any evidence, is just an arbitrary assertion, and should be dismissed. As should all arbitrary assertions. I guess I should have just said that.
- anamax 14y agoI'm confused - why is it wrong to make an arbitrary assertion in response to an arbitrary assertion? Are you suggesting that we should take a link to a CNN story as something more credible than an arbitrary assertion?
- javert 14y agoAre you suggesting that we should take a link to a CNN story as something more credible than an arbitrary assertion? Yes, absolutely. If you think CNN just goes around making up stories, you are wrong. Snarky comments aside, CNN is a reputable news organization. To claim that a completely plausible CNN story is wrong, evidence is needed.
- anamax 14y ago> If you think CNN just goes around making up stories, you are wrong. It's interesting that you assume that that claim needs no supporting evidence. Are you really sure that CNN doesn't "go around making up stories"? > CNN is a reputable news organization. That may be, but reputable news organizations do make up stories. > To claim that a completely plausible CNN story is wrong, evidence is needed. Or what? I'm sympathetic to your argument, but it's not nearly a strong as you think that it is.
- asjo 14y agoprivately built /= commercially built
- javert 14y agoI disagree.
- ThomPete 14y agoEh no it's not false. You are missing the point. He built it himself with help. He didn't just pay someone to do it. Just like he is now building (and have launched) his own rockets. How do i know? Because he build it where I used to live and I know them.
- javert 14y agoWell, I gave a citation for a larger privately-built submarine, so the sentence in the wikipeida aritlce I quoted is false. I don't see how you could possibly think that I've missed some point here. Me pointing out a problem with a wikipedia article and sharing something that excites me should not have wounded your pride.