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We the members of the Halfbakery, in Order to form a dry place to stand, establish a help file, insure voting... |
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... and are created equal, possessed of certain inalienable rights, including, life, liberty, and the freedom to posess any and all edged and projectile weapons, pyrotechnics, explosives and other military hardware and generically really dangerous and entertaining stuff without let or hindrance of any kind. |
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other than, of course, the help file, which may view this idea as a request for list. Which could be gotten around if we were careful not to list things we want in a constitution (I'm looking at you, [8th]. |
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If it is, pumice is useful for removing calluses. |
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Talk about floating an idea...I lava it. |
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// list things we want // |
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It's not a "want", it's a non-negotiable requirement. |
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the right to arm bears... actually the right to any sort of weaponized flora and fauna. |
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Sounds like 8th wants to be more American. Weird. |
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I suspect he just wants to be subject to our firearms laws. |
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I'm surprised that we haven't taken over and shown the rest of the planet what to do with a gyre or three yet... |
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There were pictures on imgur from a family whose boat was there just as their boat began slicing through the first mat of pumice to surface and then a sequence of the formation of actual landmass after that. |
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I'm sure that I commented on the posting so that I could find it again at a later date, (thinking that it would remain on that site), but the posting no longer seems to exist anymore... (what-have-we-learned?) |
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Maybe one of you cyber sleuths can track it down.
It was a 'very' cool series of photos I must say.
Not every day you get to see pics of a new island forming before you've even got a coffee under your belt. |
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The borders of Halfland would vary dramatically. I suggest a
perimeter fence to keep it all together. Duct tape? |
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I'm almost certain I've read somewhere that these things
gradually get waterlogged and then eventually sink. |
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<stares hopefully at Australia> |
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Ha! Good find [xaviergisz]. |
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Wow, that story at the link - yes, sailing through active areas may be a mistake. |
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Since the photos didn't say much and had been posted 13
days ago I was wondering if this was really recent. Nope,
and the island is gone already. Too bad. See links. |
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Okay, back to half-baked ideas... What happens if we
wait for this island to pass over a shallow place, say a
dormant underwater volcano that isn't too far below the
surface, and get it to sink and break up there. Apply
something halfbaked to keep the bits from floating away,
and maybe you could end up with a permanent island. |
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I think I heard that man-made islands are not normally
officially recognized by other countries, but if we can
arrange it so that the breakup and island formation at
that point could have happened naturally, who will prove
that it isn't a natural island. Just make sure it happens
far enough from any other islands claimed by established
countries, and it could be yours. |
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Makes sense. After all China is creating their own islands
as we speak. |
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I'm sorry I missed this island, but so glad that I can learn these
things here. Where else could I find this information without
having to look for it? Thanks fellow islanders - I mean 'bakers. |
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Carpenter improvises wooden sundial … "Gnomon Is A Nail End" |
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You should meet my friend Norman. He's so fat he
has his own coastline. |
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