Submarine and kayak in one !

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Interesting. It must have very limited endurance and the potential for CO2 buildup with the constant flow breathing system.

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Bailing out doesn't look as easy either...I am sure the video is spliced to make it look like it is a afternoon in the park cruise :)
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The constant flow looked pretty massive- at that rate, I think I'd be worried about running out of breathing gas more that C02! Pretty cool idea, though- how did that propulsion system work? some crazy fin on an invisible rod or something?
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Joshua Smith wrote:The constant flow looked pretty massive- at that rate, I think I'd be worried about running out of breathing gas more that C02! Pretty cool idea, though- how did that propulsion system work? some crazy fin on an invisible rod or something?
My guess is that it's adapted from Hobie.'s Mirage Drive, which waves a pair of flippers underneath a kayak hull... Supposedly very effective, but I haven't tried one out myself... Spousal unit caught a look at the video over my shoulder, all she said was "No!" :-(

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RoxnDox wrote:
Spousal unit caught a look at the video over my shoulder, all she said was "No!" :-(

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Doesn't have any draw for me. Looks pretty rut goldberg to me not to mention claustrophobic. You could however mount a cuda in the rear and it would be super cool! :supz:
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