June 16, 2003, 13:35
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Seen the Futuristic Submarine named Goliath?
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June 16, 2003, 13:37
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Stingray! 
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June 16, 2003, 13:40
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"Steve Alten?s high-tech thriller, GOLIATH, is about a futuristic nuclear stealth submarine larger than the length of a football field, the shape of a stingray and virtually undetectable."
It's not actually being made, so I don't really care. The guy looks like a hack.
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June 16, 2003, 13:43
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I think it is a stupid idea for a book.
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June 16, 2003, 14:18
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[QUOTE] Originally posted by monolith94
It's not actually being made, so I don't really care. [QUOTE]
Ditto.
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June 17, 2003, 00:46
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It's a stupid idea for a sub, period.
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June 17, 2003, 01:28
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That thing has to make a racket when it's underwater.
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June 17, 2003, 01:31
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STUPID
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June 17, 2003, 03:49
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why the hell does it need such big wings?!
....aaaah, to make it look like a stingray.... 
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June 17, 2003, 04:00
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Lets take a stealth bomber and add a tail! 
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June 17, 2003, 05:06
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Alten has obviously played CTP2 too many times and thinks he can build a Kraken for real.
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June 17, 2003, 05:33
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I don't think it's a stupid idea at all. Unconventional, yes.
I don't see much future building full sizes subs like that - but given the maneuver ability of rays and mantas, I can see potential for small unmanned subs like that in exploration and salvage.
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June 17, 2003, 06:29
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I'll take it down with my trusty slingshot!
Well in Civ I could.
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June 17, 2003, 10:10
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Forget the picture, it's the book that sounds stupid. 
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June 17, 2003, 10:47
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The books sounds even more stupid.
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June 17, 2003, 10:55
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Originally posted by monolith94
"Steve Alten?s high-tech thriller, GOLIATH, is about a futuristic nuclear stealth submarine larger than the length of a football field, the shape of a stingray and virtually undetectable."
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Someone should let Mr. Alten know that a football field is 900 feet long. His little sub is only 610 feet long.
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June 17, 2003, 11:52
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I thought a football field was 360 feet if you counted the endzones or goal to goal if you meant soccer(football). Isn't it 120 yards?
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June 17, 2003, 12:41
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Originally posted by Harry Seldon
I thought a football field was 360 feet if you counted the endzones or goal to goal if you meant soccer(football). Isn't it 120 yards?
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This is what I get for being a liberal arts major. I knew they were 100 yards, I knew it was 3 feet in a yard, and yet here I come up with 900 feet. And I wonder why my checkbook never seems to balance.
btw, don't we have subs now longer than 610 feet?
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June 17, 2003, 12:45
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Current boomers are pretty damn long as it is.
That sub is a complete fantasy. Rays and skates, by and large, are bottom critters (manat rays being the exception). While they are highly manuevarable, a ray shaped sub would not be, as it would lack the ray's elastic body. There is a reason why most man-made things that move through the water are shaped like sharks and whales.
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June 17, 2003, 12:46
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wow, this sounds worse than seaquest dsv...
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