Speaking to UK tabloid The Daily Mail, Rousson said that yacht owners might enjoy the delights of a ‘pocket submarine’. “If it doesn’t take off,” he said, “I’ll race it.” The 40-year old designer has already said he plans to enter it in the 2011 International submarine race in the United States. ‘I’ve been up in the air by pedaling, underwater with my bike and now underwater with a submarine,’ Rousson said.
While this writer thinks the submarine is a fantastic invention for allowing emission-free underwater exploration, it is unfortunately yet another ‘boy’s toy’ for the rich and famous. It looks like I’m going to have to start saving my pennies… and move closer to the coast.
Via Daily Mail
I don’t understand what it’s good for. Is pedaling a water-filled capsule a more efficient use of air and glycogen than swimming? If not…what, shark protection?
The drive must wear an oxygen tank or just an air tank?
The speed is the only advantage over just swimming with fins. I don\’t see this being used in a river where the current would almost cancel out any speed gain. Maybe a shallow lake or shallow ocean depths.
I would never be bother lugging one of these around.
Still it\’s a neat human powered vehicle.
Any scuba diver knows oxygen is toxic below 33 feet. A scuba diver breathes “compressed AIR” or NITROX. This is neat but unless pedaling is more efficient that fin swimming, bottom time would be less. Also the transition from being part of the machine and free swimming to investigate something wasn’t mentioned. This is more of a concept than a practical dive tool.
Was this project influenced by Barney Rubble (i.e. The Flintstones)
Great, did you see the movie http://bit.ly/iI5kmQ