one_klump Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Bionic Dolphin Homepage Interview with the creator Its a personal submarine that broke the 100 MPH Underwater! Surface speed is up to 170 MPH... Insane speeds on the water. It can travel faster than the Navy's fastest Torpedo, is almost invisiable to sonar, and depending on the fuel type, can run almost totally silent. Now THATS a personal watercraft I would love to own ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostok 7 Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Gee, wasn't that thing on Seaquest DSV like 8 years ago? Vostok 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uminoken Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Yup, the guy's had it built for years, sadly nothing new on their page for 3 years...I was hoping at least by now he'd have modified/improved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Alas, it doesn't say how I can get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Hammacher Schlemmer had these in their catalog about five or six years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 IIRC, isn't there a submarine in GITS Innocence which looks sort of like a dolphin? Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 that thing kinda looks like a hoax, when they show it moving at high speed u can see it being pulled by something, the breaching photos r blurry, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goth Kitty 22 Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Freaking Stinger! It only needs a tail. Must have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Freaking Stinger! It only needs a tail. Must have... Or The Gazelle, depending on whom you ask... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 (edited) not a hoax, these things have been on CNN, disover magazine, all over the place... didn't know they got one to go so fast, all the stuff I heard about it previously was around 30-40 mph. edit: and it's not a submarine... it's a hydrofoil and it dives under water for limited periods of time. Edited November 15, 2004 by eugimon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy438 Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 You guys had to bring up Seaquest ... man I miss that show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_klump Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 Yeah, your right, its not a submarine, it is a Hydrofoil that hsa limited underwater capablility. I still think thats cool as hell. Now if they could just find a better paint job, its hard to take something painted to look like a dolphin seriously. Not to mention a professional website would help credit them ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 and it's not a submarine... it's a hydrofoil and it dives under water for limited periods of time. thanks for confirming my memory of that thing on some show like motorweek. the ugly orange thing that is basicly a skydoo in bubble. so boyant that it couldnt sink if you put2 tons of lead and a couple holes into the bubble to let out the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solscud007 Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Gee, wasn't that thing on Seaquest DSV like 8 years ago? Vostok 7 That was exaclty the same thing I was thinking of. Lucas Walenciez built the "Stinger" to compete against the Other guy whose personal craft looks like that Dolphin sub but it was a Penguin. But hey close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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