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Transatlantic HSS- Would you?

  • 17-09-2010 10:59pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭


    Question:

    If there was a fast car ferry the size of the HSS that could cross the atlantic in 12-18 hours, would ya consider taking it?

    Discuss.


Comments

  • #2
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    How much would it cost?


  • #3
    mawk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭mawk


    if it were an option.. of course id consider it.


  • #4
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Where would I sleep?


  • #5
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,691 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Yea if it was the right price. Can I take more than 20kg?


  • #6
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    yeah, id just make sure it stayed clear of icebergs though


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  • #7
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,691 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    Where would I sleep?

    No sleep till Brooklyn


  • #8
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    It'd feel pretty retro.


  • #9
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    If it had internet, yes.


  • #10
    Porridgemonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭Porridgemonster


    Yeah it would be a great idea for people nervous of flying but I think the fuel costs would be enormous :(


  • #11
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Porridgemonster wrote: »
    Yeah it would be a great idea for people nervous of flying but I think the fuel costs would be enormous :(

    Hippie!


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  • #12
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    would i get to meet curious george?


  • #13
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    yeah, id just make sure it stayed clear of icebergs though

    This is especially important for a large car ferry potentially travelling at up to 300 miles an hour. :P


  • #14
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    It would cost loike over 9000 euro.


  • #15
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    I think it'd be great. Grab a movie or two, dinner, grab a bit of a dance and sleep til morning in NY.
    Sounds wonderful imo. :)


  • #16
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    marco_polo wrote: »
    This is especially important for a large car ferry potentially travelling at up to 300 miles an hour. :P
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezl8Yb8idyY

    Listen to the lobby music in the background.


  • #17
    galwayrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Oh yes, a one way tickey out of this **** hole.


  • #18
    Dravokivich
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    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    Where would I sleep?

    On the first thing you can find :P


  • #19
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    galwayrush wrote: »
    Oh yes, a one way tickey out of this **** hole.
    You get a better offer on a return though.


  • #20
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    Yeah, but more fun in one of these than a ferry


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSYmSnpQ360

    Top speed of 350mp and travels 20m above the sea.


  • #21
    galwayrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Dudess wrote: »
    You get a better offer on a return though.

    Yes, less Tax to pay for a start :D


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  • #22
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    SeaSlacker wrote: »
    Question:

    If there was a fast car ferry the size of the HSS that could cross the atlantic in 12-18 hours, would ya consider taking it?

    Discuss.

    Umm, why? Are you going to build it if enough people say yeah?


  • #23
    KungPao
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭KungPao


    A light breeze with a few waves is enough to keep the Dublin-Holyhead HSS docked.

    It'd need a mighty fine day for a transatlantic crossing...

    But if possible...yes.


  • #24
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    SeaSlacker wrote: »
    Question:

    If there was a fast car ferry the size of the HSS that could cross the atlantic in 12-18 hours, would ya consider taking it?

    Discuss.

    A ferry to travel 3000 miles in 12 hours.

    Come on now.


  • #25
    Porridgemonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭Porridgemonster


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Hippie!
    LOL Trust me dude,I aint no hippie,I couldnt care less if it used eleventy billion gallons of fuel,but because of the fuel costs it would unfortunately probably be a non starter !


  • #26
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    orourkeda wrote: »
    A ferry to travel 3000 miles in 12 hours.

    Come on now.

    Only 1892 to St. Johns in Newfoundland though!


  • #27
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    No sleep till Brooklyn
    WIN!!!!


  • #28
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    orourkeda wrote: »
    A ferry to travel 3000 miles in 12 hours.

    Come on now.
    The HSS class gets up to 75km/h and that's with decades old technology. So they could conceivably do it in 24 hours. Considering how relatively little r&d has been put into large, high speed ocean craft it's not beyond the realms of possibility that that threshold could double over the next 50-100 years.
    He's not suggesting it's possible today. :P


  • #29
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    Nevore wrote: »
    The HSS class gets up to 75km/h and that's with decades old technology. So they could conceivably do it in 24 hours. Considering how relatively little r&d has been put into large, high speed ocean craft it's not beyond the realms of possibility that that threshold could double over the next 50-100 years.
    He's not suggesting it's possible today. :P
    It would never be able to do anywhere near that speed on the Atlantic.


  • #30
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    ya i would.
    Id actually rather it took longer.
    12-14 hours its almost unnecessary to have a room. If it was a 24 hour trip you would get a good nights rest.


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  • #31
    Coriolanus
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    recylingbin wrote: »
    It would never be able to do anywhere near that speed on the Atlantic.
    Psh. There's a glorious future of advanced science stuff only a few years away. Have you never watched television?


  • #32
    PeterIanStaker
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    If modern technology continues to advance, then this could be possible in a decade or two, perhaps using pump jet technology in place of propellors

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump-jet


  • #33
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    Nevore wrote: »
    Psh. There's a glorious future of advanced science stuff only a few years away. Have you never watched television?
    Something that flew about 3 metres over the surface would be possibly viable but would be very vulnerable to storms, of which there are many on the atlantic.


  • #34
    Coriolanus
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    recylingbin wrote: »
    Something that flew about 3 metres over the surface would be possibly viable but would be very vulnerable to storms, of which there are many on the atlantic.
    Not after we invent the weather controlling device. :rolleyes:


  • #35
    2 stroke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭2 stroke


    I wouldn't, I've seen what they do in your car on those transatlantic voyages.


  • #36
    AskMyChocolate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭AskMyChocolate


    "All I ask for is a tall ship, and a bright star to sail her by"

    Think it was Nelson, but could have been Ms. Fellatio Hornblower. I'm always getting my tapes mixed up.


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  • #37
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,376 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    the hss is f**ker for getting you seasick on the irish sea, i can just imagine running into a storm in the atlantic on it


  • #38
    mfceiling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,902 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Cheers OP,

    Just booked my ticket there.
    Bit worried about driving on the wrong side of the road when i get there though.......


  • #39
    littlefriend
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    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    No sleep till Brooklyn

    Very impressed with this!


  • #40
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    No thank you

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUXoEjUxlVc


  • #41
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    peasant wrote: »
    No thank you

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUXoEjUxlVc

    better make sure i leave the handbrake on and the car in gear then.


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  • #42
    Busi_Girl08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,328 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    The sh!t had better be brilliant.


  • #43
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Would I get to ride Kate Winslet?


  • #44
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,893 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    It'd be some craic if this happened:

    Heavy storm hits cruise liner


  • #45
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    The_B_Man wrote: »
    It'd be some craic if this happened:

    Heavy storm hits cruise liner

    That's a camera trick. They used to do it on Star Trek.


  • #46
    Typhoon.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭Typhoon.


    Nevore wrote: »
    Not after we invent the weather controlling device. :rolleyes:

    been done


  • #47
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Only 1892 to St. Johns in Newfoundland though!

    4038 from Galway to Miami though


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