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NurseDave
07/17/09

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Giz interview questions:

Can you surf the web?

Ummm, wanna beer?
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lefonceobscure
07/15/09

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Claustrophobia, let me introduce you to Hydrophobia!
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ibelli
07/15/09

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http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/underwater-flight-with-graham-hawkes
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Brandon Bianchi
07/15/09

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Just saw this today in Monterey at the Breakwater / Coast Guard Pier. Was going out diving, and I have to admit it would be interesting to go down to 200+ feet in this sub. I know how much work there is in diving that deep, it would be cool to be "spoiled" and not have to worry about decompression stops etc.
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Bigbadbikernerd
07/14/09

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I assume the back pod is where R2D2 sits.
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PatrickKolling
07/14/09

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video of the actual submersible with John Markoff getting out of the water http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8stbPmr-KkE
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The Lab
07/14/09

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This machine is amazing, possibly only bettered by diving with one of those hand-held propulsion devices.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/cayago-magnum-turns-navy-seals-into-true-aquamen-309472.php

Taking that flying sub into the monterey bay would be amazing. The water isn't the clearest because it is full of tiny food for the amazing amount of life found there. Clear water is nutrient poor which is why it is less fun to dive in the clear Caribbean water. Monterey is the best diving I've had in this hemisphere.
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Xeno
07/14/09

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Ah but once under water don't aerodynamic principals become hydrodynamic principles? Or are they all just different applications of fluid dynamics? Wait I know! It's magic and you a damn WITCH!
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FurySamurai72
07/15/09

@Xeno: technically speaking. hydrodynamics and aero dynamics are both applications of fluid dynamics. air is in reality a viscous fluid as is water. so principles that work in air work just the same in watter. aerodynamics is just fluid dynamics with constants based on principles of air. hydrodynamics has constants based on water. and fluid dynamics has those constants as variables.
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ninjamurf
07/15/09

@Xeno: The real question is does it actually use the same principles as "flying"? A plane creates lift using an aerofoil that forces air to go over the top faster than the bottom. The pressure differential is what causes the actual lift. I think that this sub would just use the force of the water pushing on its "wings" to cause it to dive? I wouldn't technically call that "flying"...but maybe I'm just too critical?
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ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD
07/14/09

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Sweet.
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shenanigans61
07/14/09

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Pretty sweet...Wish it was faster!
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The Dude
07/13/09

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Wow, congratulations on breaking the record again guys.
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JimboGizmo
07/13/09

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Congratulations on finishing AND on the new record.

So who gets to sail the boat back?
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Geisrud
07/13/09

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Now that they're done, they should go to Hawaii for a vacation
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sysprod
07/13/09

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Sweet! I enjoyed following their posts/reports on here, it was interesting following along. Good job!
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Curves
07/13/09

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Not only did they break the old record, they set a MUCH higher one. Congrats on the win and the safe arrival.
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whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
07/13/09

@Curves: Absolutely. The old time was beaten by almost 3 days. Were talking about an increase in efficiency by about 25%!

Well done guys, and happy sailing for the rest of your adventures!
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