Okay, so this one's a little outside the PC space, but anyone interested in technology, design or human folly should check out Boeing's new Large Cargo Freighter. Pictured above, this mutantly-modified 747 will not be commercially sold, but rather used by Boeing itself for transporting large hunks of its coming Dreamline between far-flung manufacturing partners.

The Wall Street Journal (registration required) reports:

"The craft is a standard 747 that received an extreme makeover in Taipei, Taiwan, last summer - a process that involved removing the jet's passenger cabin and signature hump, then replacing them with a cavernous cargo hold. The tail section now swings open on giant hinges that protrude from one side of the fuselage, like elbows.

Even the people who might defend it are quick to point out its lack of curb appeal. "It has to be one of the ugliest planes I've ever seen," says Boeing Vice President Mike Bair.