Concept Island Megayacht Makes Even The Rich Ask Why

I’ve read Tom Swift’s A Modest Proposal, so forgive me a moment, but I couldn’t help but wonder if the poor would make the best fuel for this floating in-your-face exuberance from the folks at Yacht Island Design.

Helipad? Check. Volcano with waterfall? Of course. Pool on a ship floating in the world’s largest pool? Naturally. Oh, and the volcano/waterfall combo is also a cabana. Like you didn’t see that coming.

Powering it all would be the world’s poor, because their slender matchstick frames are akin to brittle kindling, and I imagine they’d be at least half as effective as diesel fuel or whatever it is powers 90-meter-long floating cabana megayachts these days. Plus, they’re free and easily found all around the world, and their self-sustaining numbers are graciously increasing every day!

Yes, it’s a concept design, but honestly, people and their money sometimes. WTF?

The top speed is 15 knots. [Gizmag]

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    EckyThump

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Mmm…, concept maybe, but if anybody actually commissions this atrocity, I would have no issue with somebody going postal on them!!

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    wsDK_II

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    If i had enough $$ for this i would be getting the ship out of James Bond “The World Is Not Enough” – undetectable heavily armored ship vs. Wanky iYacht thing that steve Jobs would worship himself on?

    no contest

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    Toby Ornot

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Not the stealthiest lair, where are the golf buggies?

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    Matte

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Um, that would be Jonathon Swift. Tom Swift can be found here:

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=&q=tom+swift&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=887

    That said, a groovy contraption if ever I’ve seen one!

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    Adam

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    So this guy is telling me if you had an unlimited amount of money he wouldn’t buy this thing?

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    nick

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    So that’s how they moved the island in lost.

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    Anon

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    WOW!!! I need one of these…

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    Steve

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    A giant pool on a yacht? So decadent!

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    çiçekçi

    Monday, July 25, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    thank you very much for sharing I wish you success

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