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March 27, 2011
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Why not just build domed stadiums? Or, um, have the WC somewhere that makes sense?
posted by lil_brown_bat at 10:09 AM on March 27, 2011
Oh come on! Qatar is such a logical choice!
posted by dyams at 12:13 PM on March 27, 2011
Why not just build domed stadiums?
Now of course there is not much detail on exactly how these things are supposed to work, but $500k is cheap. Compared with, for example, the billion dollar Jerry World in Dallas, a half million is nothing. Even if the stadium already had a dome on it, the A/C system itself would cost way more than that.
Of course, whether or not this contraption can work is another issue altogether.
posted by bender at 12:21 PM on March 27, 2011
The hovercooler looks like it would be a juicy clay pigeon for a shoulder fired rocket.
I like the idea of freon-loaded vuvuzelas better.
posted by beaverboard at 12:47 PM on March 27, 2011
Now, I understand that the drawing might not be to scale, but there is no way anything that big would only cost $500K. Small planes cost that much. Either the actual drones are much smaller, or that cost is misleading.
Seems like a problem just waiting to happen. Think I'll stay home and watch it on TV.
posted by dviking at 01:29 PM on March 27, 2011
The Yankees rotation: CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Phil Hughes, Ivan Nova and Freddy Garcia.
posted by rcade at 02:11 PM on March 27, 2011
Well so far VCU is taking it to Kansas. I'm pretty impressed/surprised.
posted by insomnyuk at 03:01 PM on March 27, 2011
Yay for Richmond, VA!
posted by NoMich at 04:51 PM on March 27, 2011
Seems like a problem just waiting to happen. Think I'll stay home and watch it on TV.
Second that. Assuming these things ever fly -- and that's a big assumption -- how comfortable would you be with this "cloud" hovering over you? As in, how much time are you going to spend watching the game vs. staring up and asking yourself, "Wait, did it just drop lower? Should I run for the exit?"
posted by lil_brown_bat at 07:47 PM on March 27, 2011
I dont think yall are giving the ppl of Qatar enough credit.
posted by Folkways at 09:42 PM on March 27, 2011
Enough credit for what? Hubris? There isn't anybody in the world I'd trust to build that thing.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 09:54 PM on March 27, 2011
Qatar has some plans in the works for some floating clouds to make the conditions more bearable for the 2018 World Cup.