Watch CBS News

The Best Way To Spend That Extra $-Billion, Lying Around

Facebook users: make Kent Shocknek your friend

Twitter: follow KentShocknek

Behold, the world's ugliest  most exotic mega-yacht. The builder is modeling it after his favorite playground, the streets of Monaco. It'll be called The Streets of Monaco. See? It's sort of like the "Small World" ride at Disneyland, but gaudy.

Stats: 155 meters (509 feet; or a football field, end-to-end with 2/3s of another football field), heliport, submarine, water falls (plural), and recreations of landmarks in the tiny little country.  Crew of 70, for 16 guests?  While I like the ratio, a ship this size should be able to carry about 14- hundred.

When I get a billion, I'm going to get a yacht  just like this one. Only I'll fashion mine after ... oh, nevermind. Why bother insulting some fine city in SoCal, the way these folks are insulting poor little Monaco.... 

(Complete article, here.)

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.