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My takeaway from this story is that as an (aspiring) billionaire I can buy an awesome Swedish submarine for less than the cost of a crazy megayacht. Unfortunat

My takeaway from this story is that as an (aspiring) billionaire I can buy an awesome Swedish submarine for less than the cost of a crazy megayacht. Unfortunately, skull shaped volcano islands are harder to come by.

gottorf 1y ago
Billionaires don't exactly have a great track record in submarines. A crazy megayacht, or even a regular yacht, might serve you better!
- iamgopal 1y ago
  Is there something inbetween ? A yacht with optional submerging feature ? May be just 100 feet ?
  - mauvehaus 1y ago
    All yachts can be optionally submerged. Once. Surfacing afterwards is the tricky bit.
    - AnimalMuppet 1y ago
      "Anything is amphibious if you can get it back out of the water." (Schlock Mercenary Maxim #32)
jacquesm 1y ago
Given how the last Nordic submarine adventure by some tech moron ended I think we can do without that.
- mongol 1y ago
  For those that miss the reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kim_Wall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kim_Wall
ActorNightly 1y ago
You would also need to find a crew to run it. Which requires either a) ex military dudes with direct experience b) extremely talented engineers who can reverse engineer stuff and make it work. For either, you are going to have to spend basically close to 5 mill a year just on salaries.
- digdugdirk 1y ago
  That's the same ballpark as running a mega yacht. So instead of cruising into the Monaco Harbour to watch an F1 race, you get to park yourself on the seafloor just outside the harbour and single handedly blockade a sovereign nation.
  - IAmBroom 1y ago
    Why not both? Geez, you non-supervillain-aspiring types are so ... mid.
- palmotea 1y ago
  > You would also need to find a crew to run it. Which requires either a) ex military dudes with direct experience b) extremely talented engineers who can reverse engineer stuff and make it work. If you're buying a submarine, I'd assume the manufacturer would provide crew training on how to operate it. It's be kinda dumb if they didn't.
  - ActorNightly 1y ago
    Yes but how many people do you know that are willing to live in a claustrophobic space to partake in a billionaires fever dream.
    - palmotea 1y ago
      > Yes but how many people do you know that are willing to live in a claustrophobic space to partake in a billionaires fever dream. Probably enough. I'm surprised anyone would want to be a billionaire's personal assistant, yet those jobs get filled.

gottorf 1y ago

Billionaires don't exactly have a great track record in submarines. A crazy megayacht, or even a regular yacht, might serve you better!

iamgopal 1y ago
Is there something inbetween ? A yacht with optional submerging feature ? May be just 100 feet ?
- mauvehaus 1y ago
  All yachts can be optionally submerged. Once. Surfacing afterwards is the tricky bit.
  - AnimalMuppet 1y ago
    "Anything is amphibious if you can get it back out of the water." (Schlock Mercenary Maxim #32)

jacquesm 1y ago

Given how the last Nordic submarine adventure by some tech moron ended I think we can do without that.

mongol 1y ago
For those that miss the reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kim_Wall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kim_Wall

ActorNightly 1y ago

You would also need to find a crew to run it. Which requires either a) ex military dudes with direct experience b) extremely talented engineers who can reverse engineer stuff and make it work. For either, you are going to have to spend basically close to 5 mill a year just on salaries.

digdugdirk 1y ago
That's the same ballpark as running a mega yacht. So instead of cruising into the Monaco Harbour to watch an F1 race, you get to park yourself on the seafloor just outside the harbour and single handedly blockade a sovereign nation.
- IAmBroom 1y ago
  Why not both? Geez, you non-supervillain-aspiring types are so ... mid.
palmotea 1y ago
> You would also need to find a crew to run it. Which requires either a) ex military dudes with direct experience b) extremely talented engineers who can reverse engineer stuff and make it work. If you're buying a submarine, I'd assume the manufacturer would provide crew training on how to operate it. It's be kinda dumb if they didn't.
- ActorNightly 1y ago
  Yes but how many people do you know that are willing to live in a claustrophobic space to partake in a billionaires fever dream.
  - palmotea 1y ago
    > Yes but how many people do you know that are willing to live in a claustrophobic space to partake in a billionaires fever dream. Probably enough. I'm surprised anyone would want to be a billionaire's personal assistant, yet those jobs get filled.