First I'd need to obtain anything that can both float, and won't deteriorate. I'd need large quantities, but I figure people would be willing to donate used milk jugs, soda bottles, buoys, that kind of thing. Next I'd need some netting. Again, very large quantities would be required. The final supplies needed, aside from standard provisioning, of course, would be tethers, anchors, and a boat.
Maybe you can tell where I'm going with this.
I'd take it all about two miles offcoast - probably off Hawai'i; it's warm water and they don't call it the Pacific ocean for no reason - cover my floatables in net, anchor it down, and booyaca! My own island. I've read that two miles puts me in international waters, and I'd definitely have to research major shipping routes, but that about sums it up.
Obviously, this would be a work-in-progress. It'd take many many trips to get the island large enough to do anything with, not to mention covering the raw netting with earth. I haven't quite decided how to go about doing that yet. Maybe perforated sheet plastic with cinder and soil.
My only big, persistant worry about this little plan of mine is pirates. Well, and hurricanes. And a US government that might feel the need to make an example out of me. Submarines could also pose something of a problem. Oh, and I really don't like sharks.
But hey, challenges to overcome!
Posted by cheiros do ender (Member # 8849) on :
Submit to the will of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and you won't have to worry about pirates. That's all I can say. It's all about faith my friend.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
FSMism is very attractive, to be sure. It's really too bad I'm a rabid atheist. They almost had me when I heard about the Noodly Appendage though.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Rabid, pfft. Your utter noobness at rabidness is clear to everyone on this forum.
*Goes off foaming at the mouth*
Posted by Kitsune (Member # 8290) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: My only big, persistant worry about this little plan of mine is pirates. Well, and hurricanes. And a US government that might feel the need to make an example out of me. Submarines could also pose something of a problem. Oh, and I really don't like sharks.
But hey, challenges to overcome!
I think your main worry is Chuck Norris sinking your island with his hurricane roundhouse kick.
Posted by cheiros do ender (Member # 8849) on :
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
quote:I think your main worry is Chuck Norris sinking your island with his hurricane roundhouse kick.
A) It's a well known fact that Chuck Norris is made of material so dense he sinks immediately in water.
B) I'm given to understand the traditional habitat of Chuck Norris is Texas and parts of the American Southwest. Since I'll be several thousand miles away, I figure I'll be as safe from Walker as anyone ever is.
KOM, Hey! Foam less theistically.
Posted by Kitsune (Member # 8290) on :
Well,
A) It is a greater known fact that Chuck Norris makes his own laws on gravity. That is why he can sink into the center of Earth or jump and high five the moon.
B) Contrary to popular belief, Chuck Norris does not reside in Texas. He lives in your closet and sometimes under your bed. Your parents actually check for Chuck Norris, not other whimpy monsters.
So, yeah. I don't know how you're gonna make your island Chuck Norris-proof. G'luck, though.
Posted by foundling (Member # 6348) on :
quote: *Goes off foaming at the mouth*
I honestly first read this as *Gets off foaming at the mouth*. And I thought "Ah. That explains so much." Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
"Chuck Norris-proof"
Seeing as that's a paradox, my island will have the same risks in the Chuck Norris Department as any other venture. I suppose I'll have to deal with it the way the others do. Keep a goodly supply of human sacrifices on hand and hope for the best.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
Oh well. Yes, somethign quite a bit like that.
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
quote:Originally posted by Kitsune: So, yeah. I don't know how you're gonna make your island Chuck Norris-proof. G'luck, though.
Perhaps the answer isn't to try and make the island Norris proof. Instead, try to make the island so great that Chuck will round kick anyone who tries to mess with it all the way to the moon.
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
Hey, can I come on your island? I'm a good gatherer, and I wouldn't mind trying my hand at hunting. What do you think?
*strikes attractive pose*
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
" For the first year he lived in it in a tent – then he built his first house and it fell apart in a storm so he tried again and once again it fell apart in a storm. Never a quitter as you might have guessed he built a 3rd time..." and it burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up!
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
I'm guessing there wouldn't be too much in the way of wild game, Evie. But tell you what, work on those gardening skills, and I'll put you at the very TOP of the applicant list.
And a gold star for the pose.
Hmm...That guy had a good idea using dead leaves as a basic covering. I'll have to remember that.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You wouldn't need to worry about covering with earth long once the seagulls found you; I hear bird poop makes a very effective glue.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Maybe that's why it's so impossible to get off cars.
Good point though. Mental note to bring an air rifle. Well, maybe an actual rifle.
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