Mechwarrior Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) I thought this was pretty kewl. Anyone over in that area going to check it out? if so get some pics. I am gonna take a trip over to Japan next year, and wanna get more info on this awesome engineering marvel. Well, it is kewl to me anyhow http://www.alltraveltips.com/oceandome.html Edited December 30, 2006 by Mechwarrior Quote
Hikuro Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Zomigod just like M7 quick someone photoshop Mylene in the bathing suit and slap her on there somewhere Quote
Skullsixx Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Pretty damn cool!!! We could use one here on Planet Oregon! Quote
wldr Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) Yes, I agree wholeheartedly, very cool indeed! Edited December 30, 2006 by wldr Quote
kensei Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Nothing like the real thing though. But sans the sharks and stingers....maybe it's not such a bad idea after all..... Quote
the white drew carey Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Interesting stuff. And please stop using "kewl"... Quote
Dante74 Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 I've seen this on tv. Weird thing is, that its placed right next to a real beach. Quote
lord_breetai Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 First thing it made me think of was the Gunbuster Video game, second thing it made me think of was Harry Potter. And why can't he use Kewl? it's like totally wicked Kewl as they used to say in the early 90s. ^___^. Quote
Nightbat Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 I've seen this on tv. Weird thing is, that its placed right next to a real beach. Heheheh, we must have the same cable saw that one too, was built about 800m from the ocean Crazy Japanese Quote
JB0 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 First thing it made me think of was the Gunbuster Video game, second thing it made me think of was Harry Potter. And why can't he use Kewl? it's like totally wicked Kewl as they used to say in the early 90s. ^___^. Because kewl is too X-treme for the board. Quote
jenius Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Man, Vegas needs one of these BAD. That'd be super cool... and it'd make sense since Vegas is no where near the beach Quote
waters7 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Man, Vegas needs one of these BAD. That'd be super cool... and it'd make sense since Vegas is no where near the beach We do have 1 at Mandalay Bay but it's not as clean as the one from the picture Quote
jenius Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 I thought that was just a really big outdoor pool complex. Do they have a simulated beach also? Maybe I ought to stay there next time I'm in town Quote
sketchley Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Heheheh, we must have the same cable saw that one too, was built about 800m from the ocean Crazy Japanese Not so crazy when you take into consideration things like winter cold, summer heat (climate controlled beach, anyone?), and the Japanese penchante to NOT want to worship the sun, and get skin cancer as a byproduct of getting a tan. There's also pollution in the ocean. Japan is a relatively clean country (especially over the past 30 to 40 years.) However, they have some nasty habits - like throwing garbage away in some of the most mind boggling places (I've seen some guy tossing rubbish into a river before. @.@ ) Not to mention potentially annoying (jellyfish) to potentially fatal (shark) sea animals... It makes quite a bit of sense to me. Of course it's down there with the indoor skihill on my list of places to visit in Japan. Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 How was the sky/dome done? Anyone have any info about that? Is it made from that "invisible" optic cloth that projects in front of a person what's behind? Just curious. Quote
jenius Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Can anyone else picture Sketchley taking a tour at the future's Tree Museum? Makes perfect sense, in a tree museum there won't ever be rain and they could keep the birds out so we can avoid being pooped on. Quote
Graham Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Definietely reminds me of the Riviera from Macross 7 (featured in episode # 7). I love episode 7. It's one of my favorite M7 episodes. Mylene in a bikini and Gamlin kicking Varauta ass in a borrowed VF-11C, what's not to like. And yes, indoor beaches like this make perfect sense. You can use them 365 days a year and you don't have to deal with polluted sea water. A major problem here in HK. And as others have mentioned, no Sharks or Jelly fish. Graham Quote
sketchley Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 How was the sky/dome done? Anyone have any info about that? Is it made from that "invisible" optic cloth that projects in front of a person what's behind? Just curious. I don't think it was 'done' in any sense of the word other than pasting together images of the retractable roof over the beach opening. Follow the link on the first post (and mind the pop-ups) and you'll see what the ceiling really looks like. Can anyone else picture Sketchley taking a tour at the future's Tree Museum? Makes perfect sense, in a tree museum there won't ever be rain and they could keep the birds out so we can avoid being pooped on. Trees? What's that? Seriously, I came from a temperate rainforest. Let me recommend Cathedral Grove to you: http://images.google.ca/images?hl=ja&q...sa=N&tab=wi I've actually had too much of trees, and too much of rain. Cut 'em down, I say. Flatten the mountains, too, and make it level for that tree museum. Seriously, I'm more interested in going back to see Sanjusangendou, Kiyomizudera, Todaiji, Kinkakuji, and Himejijou. Much more interesting, and historically significant, then disposable chopsticks...erm, trees, and indoor swimming pools, if you ask me. Quote
JB0 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Is it made from that "invisible" optic cloth that projects in front of a person what's behind? Just curious. You've been greatly mislead. The "invisible cloth" was basically a projector screen. There were cameras behind the people feeding projectors in front of the people. We're still a long way away from real cloaking devices. Quote
Noriko Takaya Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Zomigod just like M7 quick someone photoshop Mylene in the bathing suit and slap her on there somewhere Here you go. Sorry she's naked. Only image of her I had. Quote
Lightning Posted January 2, 2007 Posted January 2, 2007 Here you go. Sorry she's naked. Only image of her I had. ....what're you doing with a side-naked pic of Mylene? Quote
Wes Posted January 3, 2007 Posted January 3, 2007 ....what're you doing with a side-naked pic of Mylene? That's Japan for you - in a series with many mature big-breasted women, it's the prepubesent 14-year old that gets all the attention... I wonder if they're going to have alot of manequines of fat women in small swimsuits, or would that be an attempted simulation of our beaches? Quote
TSP Posted January 3, 2007 Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) Is this located somewhere in Tokyo? In Miyazaki. In Germany we have something simulare. It was planned by the same guys(some japanese) few years ago. The same kind of construction only added some tropical rainforest and indoor basejumping. It's called Tropical Islands Strange I thought every nation would have it's artificial holiday resorts nowadays.Just like Carcity, indoor-skiing, -surfing, -paragliding, -free climbing. Edited January 3, 2007 by TSP Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted January 4, 2007 Posted January 4, 2007 You've been greatly mislead. The "invisible cloth" was basically a projector screen. There were cameras behind the people feeding projectors in front of the people. We're still a long way away from real cloaking devices. Serves me well for over estimate the human race and it's capabilities. Quote
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