DailyDirt: Expensive Things To Buy...

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Tue, Apr 26th 2011 5:00pm — Michael Ho

The new nouveau riche might not be that interested in Maseratis and yachts. New millionaires (or billionaires) are buying stuff like electric sports cars and trips into space. Here are a few more super-expensive items to add to your shopping list, if you have the means.

If you've ever wanted your own aircraft carrier, the Royal Navy's HMS Ark Royal will be auctioned off later this year. Aircraft and accessories not included. [url]
For about $5 million, drug smugglers constructed a very sophisticated stealth submarine with a cargo bay capable of carrying 9 tons of illegal goods. This custom sub has no steel in its hull and has electric motors that make it nearly silent and hard to track at sea. It might also be able to make the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. [url]
Qatar is developing "artificial clouds" for a cool half million bucks -- to keep its 2022 World Cup stadium comfortable and shady. It's really just some huge helium-filled blimps that are designed to cast a big shadow.... [url]
To discover more interesting consumer-info stuff, check out what's currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]

By the way, StumbleUpon can recommend some good Techdirt articles, too.

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Mudlock, 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:14pm

Their plan is to build an enormous shade to blot out the sun?

Eeeeeeexcellent...
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Abc gum, 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:25pm

This explains why the poor and middle class need to reduce their standard of living.

It all makes so much sense now.
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Michael Ho (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:33pm

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It sounds like an old James Bond villan plot, right? But rest assured, these blimps probably won't be used for eeevil...

But it's cool that they cost less than one meeellion dollars....
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fogbugzd (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 6:00pm

I was expecting to see "Books about Flies" on your list. There were two books on Amazon that were listed at $23 million dollars, plus $3.99 shipping and handling.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/amazon-lists-books-for-23-million-bucks.html
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tech84 (profile), 27 Apr 2011 @ 2:58am

Block out the sun?
They're ripping of Mr. Burns idea, I bet he's gonna release the hounds any moment now.
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Jon Snow (profile), 27 Apr 2011 @ 6:54am

Block out the sun...
Good thing Qatar has lots of money. They're going to need it to fill the balloons, since the world is running out of helium.
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Anonymous Coward, 27 Apr 2011 @ 8:15am

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Patented!
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Michael Ho (profile), 27 Apr 2011 @ 9:27am

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We would have.... But we already posted that story earlier:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110425/03522114026/infinite-loop-algorithmic-pricing-am azon-how-book-flies-cost-2369865593.shtml
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Anonymous Coward, 23 Feb 2013 @ 9:28pm

Hello this was just plane stupid
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