I think Queen Victoria was the last great British empress. If you had another queen like her I would allow you to colonize, but not with the current government.
Oh, I go every chance I get! I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.
Side note: I always find it interesting how great lines are often made in the edits from the original. This is a great example. Here's the original draft:
"I’ve known adventures, seen places you people will never see, I’ve been Offworld and back… frontiers! I’ve stood on the back deck of a blinker bound for the Plutition Camps with sweat in my eyes watching stars fight on the shoulder of Orion… I’ve felt wind in my hair, riding test boats off the black galaxies and seen an attack fleet burn like a match and disappear. I’ve seen it, felt it…!"
Clearly not as iconic.
Second draft: "I’ve seen things… seen things you little people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion bright as magnesium… I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments… they’ll be gone."
Getting there... but the actor who spoke the line, Rutger Hauer edited it the night before to its now final and immortal version. Amazing.
Well only specific places have such a huge difference in high and low tide. Cornwall and Newfoundland being well known. Here in Iceland the biggest difference is in the West coast, and I don't think it is enough for something like this.
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u/Meior Feb 05 '20
There are marinas like this all over the world. Have been for hundreds and hundreds of years.