For some reason we all like to look at things that we almost certainly will never own.
If there's a Lamborghini speeding around, then yeah, let's gawp over it and imagine the fun you could have if you were in a nicely paid job which allowed you to purchase such a thing. Or maybe let's take a look at a celebrity's lush LA mansion which has 17 pools, four cinemas, a full golf course, an indoor bowling alley and is actually the secret base for the Thunderbirds.
It's all about an obsession for material wealth. People who may get a smaller paycheck than others will look to spend their money more commonly on an expensive piece of clothing, or something else that can make them look better off to the untrained eye, heightening self-esteem and self-actualisation.
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When you see those shoes or jacket in a shop window, it's the same as seeing a big mansion on top of a hill, or a supercar, or a private jet. It's the idea of being materially wealthy, so from the outside you look mentally and physically healthy. Though in some cases that not might be true, it doesn't matter, because all of that material wealth can help you transport from a reality struck 'normal' life, to lavish luxuries.
That's probably why we all probably want the world's 'most futuristic' yacht, which even Roman Abramovich would love to own.
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It stands at an impressive 470-feet, meaning it's one of the biggest ever made. It also took five years to build in Kiel, the capital of the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, at a price of £330m, according to the Mirror.
Its name is very uninspired, if we're being honest, being dubbed 'Sailing Yacht A'.
To get from deck to deck, multiple lifts are on board as well as free-floating spiral staircases, with Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko being the first to try it out.
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The huge vessel has a number of garages for four vehicles and a submarine, as well as a helipad in case you fancy taking to the skies.
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The three 195-foot masts are the highest carbon masts ever produced with one of them being accessible from the inside. However there's no need to climb them as the sails unfurl at the touch of a button.
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Andrey Melnichenko, due to be transferred the yacht in Spring, is a lucky guy, but he'll be hoping he has better luck with it than this yacht.
The American-owned 106ft yacht was out and about near the Greek island of Mykonos just minding its own business when it ran aground on a reef and tragedy struck. Not that anyone was hurt (they all got out safe and sound) but the yacht, and all the things on board, like TVs, dining areas and so on, were destroyed.
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I think we could all do with our own yacht, to be honest. It beats going to the beach with a blow up dingy.
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