City at sea. (building of the 'Freedom' cruise ship)

From: Popular Mechanics | Date: February 1, 1998| Author: Wilson, Jim | Copyright information

The 'Freedom' will be 4,320-feet long and 25 stories high, easily the largest cruise ship in the world. It will be able to hold as many as 115,000 people. Engineers are fearful of the unknowns associated with a project as large as 'Freedom'.

* Norman L. Nixon loves to talk about the enormity of it all. "Walk in a straight line for about 12 minutes," he says. "If you don't dawdle, you'll cover slightly less than a mile. Now, make a right turn and walk beyond the length of two foot...

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