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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+153Through a door?
- TheGreyArea, on 10/12/2007, -3/+67That is so ***** cool. Everything should be underwater. EVERYTHING.
- miles01110, on 10/12/2007, -4/+67Pretty soon all the restaurants in the Maldives will be underwater...
- agrabob, on 10/12/2007, -2/+45RTFA: the pics show a doorway with stairs leading underwater.
Either those pictures don't show it all, or this thing is really small. It looks like 10-12 tables max from the pics. - utcursch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34The website of the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. Ithaa:
http://www.hiltonworldresorts.com/Resorts/Maldives/dining_entertainment/ithaa.html
It was created by MJ Murphy Ltd, a design consultancy based in New Zealand:
http://www.mjmurphy.co.nz/undersearestaurant.htm
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66xHjjBxJfQ
Unlike the restaurant, this digg story is not the first of its kind:
http://digg.com/environment/Underwater_Restaurant - ThinkBox, on 10/12/2007, -1/+34If you dont tip well you walk the plank.
- hockey, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30just open a window
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22Yeah, but those pesky "wet floor" signs would sure get annoying...
Also, would they have a tank check room?
Of course, you can never let a SBD go queitly in a wet suit.... - n8r0n, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22It looks like the server has flooded...
- popltree2, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17You are now officially on joke restriction.
- silverchrysalis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13i love how the tableware looks kinda organic, stingray-inspired or something. better than your average round plain plates.
have always wanted to go to the maldives anyhow. lovely - omatsei, on 10/12/2007, -9/+22@paintballboi07: Yes, you have to scuba to the door. That's after the 4 hour flight via helicopter, and 500-mile trip by canoe. Don't forget about the 1000 foot dive in the nuclear submarine either.
/sarcasm - Bahimiron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Huh.
There's a spelling error in the description.
They accidently spell the word 'gimmicky' as 'innovative'. - zeus79, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11More info at snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/undersea.asp - hockey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Soon anything above water will be the curiosity.
- underthelinux, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Do they serve sushi?
- jeffeb3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I don't think the kitchen is in the bubble.
- worldofsmut, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Sorry. This restaurant is *not* the first of its kind by a long stretch.
There has been an amazing underwater restaurant in Israel, for several years in Eilat - http://www.redseastar.com/restaurant-en.php which also has nicer interior decor following the theme. - mbaguy4000, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10http://www.duggmirror.com/general_sciences/Underwater_restaurant_is_the_first_of_its_kind_PICTURES/
- darkamster07, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I think underwater aquarium would be an easy one
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Soon restaurants that are above water will be the curiosity.
- ih8apple, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@ agrabob
I would imagine that mass appeal is not exactly how they are making money. I dont think there will be more than 12 parties dining underwater at a given time. - KarbonKopy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Am I the only one who remembers seeing this on digg like 2 times already?
- abcohen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I'm waiting for the giant shark to come and knock in one of the windows....
dunn ... dun... dundun.... (think jaws theme here :P) - youngandwise, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I think when they say "First of it's kind" they're referring to it being glass all the way around it and not just a few windows like the other restaurants that are underwater.
- benitojuarez, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I think it would be cool to have a place like this that was pressurized so you could scuba in through an opening in the middle of the dining floor.
- rukki, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7you meant leeks, right?
- conedude13, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5People need to start using flickr more.
- LesterKing, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I hope you get hit by a bus.
- smallestmills, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yes, perhaps some locals can open up competition in a lesser known part of the ocean.
- TheGonzo, on 08/13/2008, -0/+4gosh, I was about to digg it because I thought it said underwear restaurant. Now that would have been truly first of its kind.
Although, I wouldn't want the chef, line cooks etc. to be cooking in their underwear... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Worst attempt at comment spam ever.
"LOL I BET THESE GUYS WONT NOTICE IM SPAMMING MY ***** WEBSITE BY MENTIONING THE RESTAURANT!"
'tard - FelixdaaHack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3What if someone passes gas...it would be like one large dutch oven
- SkinnerBox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I can totally see James Bond eating at that restaurant
- Jozer99, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Looks kinda dangerous. What happens if there is a fire (common enough at resturaunts)?
- Tyorant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@benitojuarez
What, in your best dinner suit? :P - loganhid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3this is not the first of its kind. Ever seen the ones in Dubia
- Daiken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2There's already an underwater restaurant in Dubai as well... Dubai has everything.
- elhaf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Then there's Seaworld Orlando's underwater Shark restaurant.
http://www.seaworldorlando.com/SWF/res_sharksunderground.aspx
Yes, yes, not quite the same, but still a cool experience, I can tell you. - pyromouse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Just like lobsters.
Get to sit at your table and pick from the available bodies.
I recommend the younger ones. They're more tender. - foradil, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yes! I knew my submarine would be useful one day.
- worldofsmut, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Considering the effort the developers would have gone to, I find it highly doubtful they didn't research the Israeli project. Even a Google search for "underwater restaurant" shows this place is not the first of its kind at all. As such, their bold claims that the Maldives restaurant is "the first-ever undersea restaurant in the world" and "the first of its kind in the world" are completely bogus. Israel did it years ago.
Don't get me started on Atlantis... - socokoolaid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Show the fish who is boss, eat sea food in front of them!
- flyx88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i'd like to order... that fish. that red one over there
- cgc2020, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Definitely badass.
- apocelo42, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Do you get to pick which fish you want and then they send a diver out to get it?
- rzrshrp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's pretty cool but can it really be called a restaurant? It's a submersible with tables. There doesn't seem to be any kitchen so the food would have to be prepared above water it seems. If the food isn't prepared on site, it would be like calling picnic tables at a park a restaurant.
- woojoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Mmmm... seafood
get it? sea? food? seafood? ha!
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