• Zorque@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Wasn’t the second one built by an eccentric billionaire or something? Like a Howard Hughes type.

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      1 year ago

      It was actually the us government that built a second one in secret, which actually sounds about right.

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        1 year ago

        Close. The US controlled it but it was built by Japanese subcontractors who just happen to be…

        …recently acquired… …wholly-owned subsidiaries… …of Hadden Industries.

        Want to take a ride?

        *I love that film despite all its flaws.