• April 20th, 2010

    Video: The world's biggest yacht sets sail. It has lasers.

    When you math types go to school and get your engineering degree, do you ever dream of working on something like the Eclipse? It’s the $1.2 billion yacht owned by Roman Abramovich (who also owns Chelsea FC), and it’s the biggest yacht ever to sail the open seas. It has lasers, people! → Read More

    November 25th, 2008

    Chelsea owner Roman Abromovich buys 100 acres of land on the moon

    Some strange science news for you now. You know how you can “buy” stars, even though such purchases aren’t recognized by any legitimate scientific organization? Well, Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abromovich—he’s a tremendously wealthy Russian, for those of who don’t know who he is—just did one better. He bought [Spanish] his girlfriend 100 acres of land on… → Read More

    October 6th, 2008

    Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich building $350 million yacht: Has its own missile defense system

    Chelsea owner and cheerleader-in-chief (when the side plays attractive football) Roman Abramovich is building a £200 million (~$352 million) yacht that includes at least two helipads, a harbor, a submarine and its own missile defense system. That’s an artist’s impression of what Abramovich’s money can buy/build. The 550 foot-long yacht, named the Eclipse, is being built in the… → Read More