CNET UK readers' fantasy tech yachts rendered in glorious MS Paint

The classically handsome Ian Morris isn't the only dreamboat residing at CNET UK towers -- not since we challenged our podcast listeners to name one a gadget that would feature prominently on their ideal fantasy boat and stick it on our Facebook wall.

We were delighted with the level of response (so we're not the only ones who fantasise about the perfect yacht...) and so, since there's not much else going on because we love our fans so much, we've decided to honour our favourite submissions in this spectacular photo gallery.

Among the glorious mess of submissions were gems such as Samuel Gibbs' ideal boat (seen above, lovingly drawn by reader Timothy Jeffcoat) which runs on energy generated from the sun, wind and water. This might seem like the conservationist's boat of choice, but in fact it's completely covered in environmentally unfriendly death rays. We'd like to see a Greenpeace tanker keep pace with this watery death machine.

Or howsabout Dominic Walliman's Carl Sagan-voiced rocket-boat, which solves crimes through tactical use of massive jumps? Anti-shark technology? Underwater glass offices? They're all here, realised in the 21st century marvel that is Microsoft Paint.

If you fancy reading through more submissions, or if you think you know better, head on over to our Facebook wall and get commenting, liking, and generally making a great big mess even though we just finished tidying you darned kids!

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anonymous 26 July, 2010 22:40

Some serious effort went into that electric stealth boat...good work....esp to have the patience with Paint :P

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Anonymous 27 July, 2010 09:11

I don't know what to say. I think I might be in a bad mood. But then again you might actually be a bunch of tools.

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samuelgibbs 27 July, 2010 14:12

Hats off to Timothy Jeffcoat for bringing my idea to life. Not sure I'd have had that much patience to mock that one up.

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