" taking two metre wide, three metre long sheets of monatomically thin graphene and making hammocks out of them."

Because existing materials aren't strong enough to make a hammock that can support the average american?

The problem is that nearly all the places that can be dammed have been dammed already. .

"Maybe my math is off, but in my book 11 days does not make "weeks""

A week is 7 days. 11 days is about 1.57 weeks

More than one is plural.

"Honestly, the idea of passing out and waking up at the destination would be appealing (to me anyway)."

I am sure its possible, but you'll have to pay extra for the drinks

Of course there is the risk that if the plane does have an emergency you are less likely to be one of the survivors.

We had a B/W TV in the late 70's - although color was fairly common. There were only 2 channels back then.
We got a color TV witht Teletext in 1984

(I was born in NZ)

"Can a drone go on fishing expeditions,"

I would think they would scare away the fish. And in the winter how are they going to cut holes in the ice?

" running up and down looking through windows?"

You could always run Linux

Even before that, professor lidenbrock and his nephew Axel descended into Mt Snaeffells in Iceland

"It will pass just below satellites in geostationary orbit, and above New Zealand "

Geostationary orbit is around the equator, NZ is 40 to 45 degrees south or so.

if its going to be that close :)

BTW how big its it? The size of a house can vary a lot, and are we talking spuare feet, length, or mass

NZ houses aren't as big in area as american houses, and mostly made of wood, so they are not as heavy eithere.

I don't drink coffee

Increasing erosion due to acid rain and global warming

"Pin and paper with filing cabinets. Old tech, but cheaper and it works."

Do you mean pen and paper?

Anyway while it might work for keeping records, its hard to do a website that way.

is this from Warehouse 13?

"the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit."

So is itt the first court or the second court?

King Tupou VI wants royalties