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Calling All Water Babies: the Arkki Solar Yacht

Surviving apocalyptic scenarios always seems to mean fetid basements, a smoke-filled skies, canned food and cannibalism. But say the end of the world comes, Noah-like, with a land-engulfing flood. In that case, a kinder, gentler Apocalypse requires a kinder, gentler solution, the possibilities for which have been envisioned for you by Janne Leppänen's ARKKI solar boat.

The ARKKI is a trimaran featuring a concrete-and-natural-fiber hull enclosing 1,647 square feet of interior space, topped with a solar-panel-and-wood deck of 1,076 square feet. Solar panels adorning the deck are absorbent enough to power the entire yacht even in winter and allow a cruising speed of up to eight knots. It won't fit two of every animal, but come to think of it, that might make it better should you need to spend a few years on the water.

[via Gizmodo]

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$10 Million Doomsday Bunker to Survive the Apocalypse

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services

Whether you're worried about an impending apocalypse in 2012 or just want to be prepared in case of natural disaster, Vivos has created an option for surviving in style. Or at least as stylish as is possible when you're forced to flee to an underground shelter while you wait for the surface to be habitable again.

Vivos is in the process of constructing 10-20 shelters each airtight, totally self-contained, and designed to hold up to 200 people for 1 year. Accommodations in the design are understandably a little cramped (looks like everybody will be sleeping in bunk beds) but there are some roomier lounge and common areas plus amenities like independently generated electricity, running water, sewage disposal, and 'gourmet' food rations.

Each 20,000 sq ft shelter will cost about $10 million to build and securing yourself a spot in one will mean going through a two step process of first getting approved for membership and then buying an equity interest that I'm sure won't come cheap.

Via LuxuryLaunches

Gallery: Vivos $10 Million Underground Survival Shelter