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more about #airship more comments → Kishi: Importantly, this picture matches with Kenneth Hite's Rule: "Alternative Universes tend to have more Zeppelins." #airship more » reddingofish: I would like to read a book about what it would have been like if the Europeans had made it to North America and the natives already had guns and tech... more » MonkeyT: Smallpox, the sequel. #airship more » Fedaykin: Instead of turkey and corn, the natives introduced them to bagels. #airship more » lazyeight: Did you happen to notice the flags on the ship? This isn't the MF II, it's the HMS/USS Liet-Kynes (serves two masters). #airship more » Rumtum: The Pilgrims did not actually land in NYC, they landed at Plymouth, MA, where they were warmly received by their eventual victims and taught how to fe... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: Mayflower 2:Electric Boogaloo #airship more » TemporalSword: What if they traveled forward in time, and killed Obama's dad, but he still became president anyway, and there was lots of lens flare? #airship more » Grey_Area: Oh, the hospitality!! more » The Curse of Millhaven: Bring your own hydrogen. more » GodofMonkeys: A zepplin hotel? So in an alternate reality, what would it be? more » lightninglouie: Oh, the Spongmonkeys are gonna love this. more » Chiper: I am immediately reminded of one of the opening scenes in Diamond Age, where a victorian birthday party is conveyed via blimp to an island of flash-gr... more » reddingofish: What happens when James Bond has a gun fight inside? more » -
#alternatehistory
Airship Greets a Time-Traveling Mayflower in New York Harbor
What if the pilgrims arrived in America to discover a more advanced civilization than they ever imagined? This striking image of the Mayflower II, escorted by a Navy airship, suggests an alternate history of the pilgrims' landing. [Thanks, Marilyn!] -
#design
Live Out Your Airship Fantasies in Zeppelin-Shaped Hotel
It may not fly, but this zeppelin-shaped retreat built among the trees lets you imagine that you live in an airship floating high above the ground. And, if you happen to pass through Victoria, Australia, it's available to rent. More » -
#architecture
Zeppelins Transport You To Your Floating Island Hotel
The airy experience of Alexander Asadov’s Aerohotel begins when you leave the mainland, gliding over the water in one of the island hotel’s designated airships. The hotel itself is so lacy and light that it seems to float high above the surface, letting the ocean and sky stretch out in all directions while having minimal impact on the environment. More »
