Mark Zuckerberg has denied reports that he is building a 5,000 square foot “doomsday bunker” beneath his $270 million compound in Hawaii, insisting it is just a “mini shelter.”
The 40-year-old tech tycoon was questioned at a rally on December 19th. Interview with Bloomberg Regarding rumors that he is constructing an underground facility beneath his 1,400-acre home on Kauai, one of the northernmost islands in the North Pacific Islands.
“No, I think it's a bit of a shelter. It's almost like a basement,” said the world's third richest man after Zuckerberg. Elon Musk and jeff bezoshe told Bloomberg's Emily Chang.
a few wealthy people Rumored to have built vast tunnels and underground networks PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Tesla CEO Musk, and Disgraced rapper Kanye “Ye” West.
Zuckerberg boasted a net worth as of Thursday. Valued at $215 billion by Bloomberg Billionaires Indexclaims the purpose of the farm is to raise “world-class” cattle that feed on beer and macadamia nuts. “Let's make the world's highest quality beef.”
Last December, Wired reported that Zuckerberg was building a Koolau ranch. The ranch spans 1,400 acres and includes a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter and more than a dozen buildings with at least 30 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms. In total.
According to the report, the shelter alone is the size of an NBA basketball court and more than twice the size of the average private home in the United States.
The farm has its own energy and food supply. According to a report in Wiredsaid locals on the island of about 73,000 people are speculating about what the project might entail.
The centerpiece of the project will be two 57,000-square-foot mansions with a total floor space the size of a football field, according to the report.
The two mansions will reportedly be connected by a tunnel that will branch into an underground facility.
More than a dozen buildings, including guesthouses and operational facilities, are connected by rope bridges, allowing visitors to cross from building to building, stopping at 11 disc-shaped treehouses.
One of the buildings will reportedly feature a full-size gym, pool, sauna, hot tub, cold plunge and tennis court, according to WIRED and WIRED. Hawaii news now.
The property is likely one of the most expensive in the world and is said to include multiple elevators, offices, conference rooms and an industrial-sized kitchen.
Unconfirmed reports say the shelter has a “blast-proof door” made of metal and filled with concrete, as well as living quarters, a mechanical room, and an escape hatch that can be accessed by a ladder.
According to WIRED, the Zuckerbergs have reportedly installed about 20 security cameras in just one building on their ranch.
According to WIRED, the facility's doors are said to be keypad-operated or soundproofed, but the doors to the library have so-called “blind blinds” designed to mimic the design of the surrounding walls. It is said to be a door.
Planning documents obtained by WIRED indicate that the facility will be self-sufficient, with its own water tank 55 feet in diameter and 18 feet tall, powered by a pump system.
The ranch already produces its own food, with cows and horses, as well as a nearby nursery, organic ginger farm, and turmeric farm.
Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan purchased land on Kauai in three separate installments. Paid $17 million for 110 acres In December 2021. buy $53 million for 600 acres In April 2021. and Acquired 700 acres of land in 2014 for more than $100 million.
In 2016, local journalist Alan Paracini said: wrote a critical editorial about Zuckerberg He was given the task of “building a rock wall in front of a 700-acre oceanfront property.''
He urged residents to “tell Mr. Zuckerberg that we cannot tolerate him abusing his control over our public beaches as if we were just another group of Facebook victims.” .
Paracini told WIRED that after writing the op-ed, he was told by Zuckerberg's spokespeople that the Facebook founder would no longer cooperate with any requests for interviews or comment.
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