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The Free Jarvis Island Project
« on: May 02, 2010, 07:32:28 PM »
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Re: The Free Jarvis Island Project
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2010, 07:57:21 PM »
I like it, but it would be expensive to get off the ground.
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Re: The Free Jarvis Island Project
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2010, 08:02:17 PM »
"Shit Island Project"
Poor features:
Horribly hot.
No freshwater.
Little rain.
No good features beyond the reef.
Few plants.
No place for large ships to come in.
See that stuff in the background of the pic? Its a mountain of "mined but never shipped" guano. Bat shit.


Good features:
Pile of free guano?
Protective reef. Possible tourism site or resource for fishing/farming.
Halfway between several continents & far from everywhere.
Sunshine, all the time.
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Re: The Free Jarvis Island Project
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2010, 08:04:00 PM »
You would need to:
Find a way of regularly getting there (airport?)
Find a way to make money off of the reef/ocean area (tourism/fishing?)
Develop a reliable source of fresh water.
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Re: The Free Jarvis Island Project
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2010, 08:29:19 PM »
Quote from: anarchir on May 02, 2010, 08:04:00 PM
You would need to:
Find a way of regularly getting there (airport?)
Find a way to make money off of the reef/ocean area (tourism/fishing?)
Develop a reliable source of fresh water.

grow lots of weed
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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2010, 08:52:25 PM »
I remember reading that some Israelis invented a somewhat efficient method of purifying salt water.  So assuming one of those desalination plants is reasonably priced, fresh water wouldn't be a problem.
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Re: The Free Jarvis Island Project
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2010, 12:26:56 AM »
Quote from: Admiral Naismith on May 02, 2010, 08:52:25 PM
I remember reading that some Israelis invented a somewhat efficient method of purifying salt water.  So assuming one of those desalination plants is reasonably priced, fresh water wouldn't be a problem.

I dont know how hard it could be, if you're surrounded by the ocean it cannot be THAT difficult.
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Re: The Free Jarvis Island Project
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2010, 12:54:28 AM »
It's made from poo.

/b/ should move there.
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« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2010, 01:01:15 AM »
100 story tall skyscraper w/hydroponics. Desalinization. Drill for oil and hit pocket from the sunken continent of Mu. IT WILL WORK.
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« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2010, 11:52:17 AM »
According to the article, it also has both hot sun and constant wind. Solar and wind power might actually be economically viable.

Once there is electric power, everything else becomes feasible.
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Re: The Free Jarvis Island Project
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2010, 11:57:34 AM »
With 24 hour sunlight how are you gonna make your plants finish?
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Re: The Free Jarvis Island Project
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2010, 12:17:14 PM »
Already territory of the US government, and used as a nature sanctuary. The government, and the public, isn't going to look kindly on any attempt to take it over.
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« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2010, 02:22:44 PM »
according to that read, the government only let's government workers and their friends on the island.  I don't see freedom.
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« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2010, 12:55:42 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2010, 08:33:50 PM »
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