You Tell Us: What's the Worst Airport in the World?
 

The holidays are coming up, and you're probably busy book overpriced tickets to go visit family you don't even like. (Tidings of comfort and joy!) And though you never can predict what will go wrong during a week sleeping on Grandma's screen porch, there is one constant: You will not have a pleasant time in the airport. We have our "favorites." What are yours?<br style="clear: both;"/>
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Supersized Cruise Ship Is Longer, Larger, Plusher
 

<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor1_t.jpg'></img>: <p>The era of the megaship didn't sink with the Titanic; in fact, it was just picking up steam. Shipbuilders have been engaged in a battle for size supremacy for more than a century. And in September, Royal Caribbean took delivery on the next biggest thing: the <em>Oasis of the Seas</em>, a floating city for more than 5,400. It's nearly five times the weight of the <em>Titanic</em> and 89 feet longer than the supercarrier <em>USS Ronald Reagan</em>. Judging by history, this Caribbean queen's reign won't last long.</p>
<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor3_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Before air travel, ocean liners competed for speed. The 790-foot <cite>Mauretania</cite> was the longest, fastest thing afloat, with six steam turbines that were good for 68,000 horsepower and 28 knots (32 mph).</p><img src='http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor4_t.jpg'></img>: <p>The 882-foot <cite>Titanic</cite> was a no-expense-spared folly, harboring the era's most advanced engine tech. Its propellers were spun by 59,000 horsepower from the 29 boilers and 159 furnaces, pushing the luxury barge at 21 knots toward its Oscar-winning rendezvous with an iceberg.</p><img src='http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor5_t.jpg'></img>: <p>This 1,031-footer faithfully crossed the Atlantic until 1968, when declining demand and climbing pressure from the airline industry made it too expensive to operate.</p><img src='http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor6_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Like the <cite>Queen Elizabeth</cite>, the 1,035-foot <cite>France</cite> couldn't outrun the jetliner. It was nearly junked until Norwegian Caribbean Lines retrofitted it as a party boat in 1980, breathing new life into the struggling cruise industry.</p><img src='http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor7_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Originally slated for 80,000 gross tons, plans ballooned as rivals launched larger ships. Final stats: 151,400 gross tons and 1,132 feet. But at 30 knots, she's no sea cow.</p><img src='/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor9_f.jpg '></img>: <p>Measuring in at about 400 yards long and 50 yards wide, the <cite>Oasis</cite> will be almost 50 percent larger than Royal Caribbean's current record-breaking behemoths, the Freedom class. Rising higher than 200 feet above the waterline and spanning 16 decks, the vessel will cost an estimated $1.2 billion, a price tag that will ultimately be recouped in vacation reservations and overpriced trinket sales. </p><img src='/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor10_f.jpg '></img>: <p>It takes a lot of fuel to move 220,000 gross tons of cruise ship, and fuel costs money. The <cite>Oasis</cite> will rely on three Azipod propulsion units: electrically driven pods that are reportedly 10 percent more fuel-efficient that conventional propulsion systems.</p><img src='/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor8_f.jpg '></img>: <p>The <cite>Oasis</cite>' numerous neighborhoods will feature distinct atmospheres and themes. The Boardwalk neighborhood is geared toward family entertainment, and is modeled after seaside piers: It will feature a number of one-of-a-kind amenities, like the world's first carousel at sea, and the largest freshwater pool found on a ship, which is converted into a fountain light show in an amphitheater at the end of the day.</p><img src='/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor11_f.jpg '></img>: <p>The Central Park neighborhood features an open-air, public thoroughfare that's longer than a football field. Serving as the ship's "town hall," patrons will find all of the comforts of suburbia transplanted onto a nautical setting, with outdoor dining options, galleries featuring original artwork and tropical foliage in themed garden spaces. </p><img src='/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor12_f.jpg '></img>: <p>When the ship officially enters into service in 2009, Royal Caribbean's <cite>Oasis of the Seas</cite> will be the largest vessel of its kind. A sister ship — the <cite>Allure of the Seas</cite> — will follow soon afterward, in 2010.</p><img src='http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1611/pl_motor2_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Not content with just casinos and nightclubs, the 1,181- foot <cite>Oasis</cite> has seven themed neighborhoods. Three 27,000-hp electric propeller pods pull the boat along at 24 knots. Each pod rotates 360 degrees, letting pilots make 1-foot adjustments in port. It's also virtually unsinkable. (Sound familiar?)</p><br style="clear: both;"/>
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Pony Up, America: New Stimulus Package Puts Billions Towards Transportation
 

The new economic stimulus package currently wending its way through Congress will put a significant amount of tax dollars into roads, bridges and other public works projects.<br style="clear: both;"/>
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UPS to Roll Out Hydraulic Hybrids
 

Proving that Brown can go green, UPS placed an order for seven hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicles to be introduced between 2009 and 2010. Wait, what's a hydraulic hybrid?<br style="clear: both;"/>
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Drive If You Dare: The World's Scariest Cars
 

Autopia salutes Halloween by presenting some of the most hideous cars ever to roll off an assembly line. Which one would you drive, if you could? Really? Tell us all about it, then.<br style="clear: both;"/>
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