• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    And he has actually been using his super yacht to do actual ground breaking research on the biology of extremely deep sea creatures.

    Not even joking, that yacht has a deep sea submersible, he bought the shipyard so he could direct the refitting of the super yacht to be able to carry and launch it… they’ve been mapping a trench near Japan, have captured high resolution video and bathymetry… they even appear to have discovered a or maybe a few new species.

    https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/gabe-newell-inkfish-unclassified-ocean-creature/

    I mean yeah, having a super yacht is … pretty extra.

    But, there are certainly worse ways one could be using it.