Comments on: Aqua Star’s Underwater Electric Scooter Charts the Ocean Depths

By: Captain Cod Fish

Captain Cod Fish — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:09:12 +0000

They could use this as an underwater wheel chair for handicdap tourists and when it reaches the surface it can transform into a jet ski!

By: Old Man Of the Sea

Old Man Of the Sea — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:20:47 +0000

I good idea for us oldies too. I would love to be able to get down on one of these now I’m just too old for scuba.

By: glugborendyio

glugborendyio — Mon, 09 May 2011 02:57:35 +0000

been done.. look up the bob. i saw it on “the next step” in the 90′s

By: metis

metis — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:33:00 +0000

@tdhelder /sarcams on- right, because getting more people into fragile ecosystems is good for the local flora and fauna, and wasting energy where most folks can swim is awesome.

/sarcasm off
i can see this as potentially *awesome* for folks confined to a wheelchair (with a bucket of safety precautions), but it’s not at all green. it’s conspicuous consumption of a very spendy toy. it’s *REALLY* cool, but does not qualify as “green design”

By: tdhelder

tdhelder — Sun, 01 May 2011 21:02:55 +0000

A device like that can promote underwater ecotourism the battery is rechargeable, all you would need to do is install a set of solar cells and you’ve got yourself a good little business. Also by introducing people to the actual close up tours of reefs and the underwater depths, you could be helping to change attitudes about pollution and its effects on our environment. As for the expense, most things are a bit pricey when the first come out, but they will come down in price.

By: eddiedug

eddiedug — Sun, 01 May 2011 14:23:36 +0000

seriously?

By: metis

metis — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:41:58 +0000

someone tell me how an expensive underwater scooter is green. seriously, it’s really cool, but how in the firey monkey gods is this green design saving the world?