submarines
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Your Very Own On-Demand Rent-A-Sub

Whether you’re racing a Nymph through the Caribbean or trolling the bottom of Michigan’s Torch Lake for those keys you dropped, a submarine is a must. Although, unless you’re Larry Ellison, owning one is right out. But chartering one isn’t, and that’s exactly what U-Boat Worx is offering.

September 24, 2011
News

Drunk Russian Fishermen Crash Into Nuclear Submarine

So you’re out on the water with your pals, trawling Russian waters for Neptune’s bounty. Fish! Fresh fish! What a wonder day we’ve got here — how about another drink? Yes. What’s that? A submarine? Full speed ahead.

September 20, 2011
Gadgets

8 Gadgets To Transform Yourself Into A Pirate

YAAAAAAAR, YESTERDAY BE TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY, YE OLDE, FESTERING WENCH! AS SUCH, I WILL SHOUT ALL ME RANTINGS AND YOU’LL LIKE IT. IF THOU EVER HOPES TO GET SOME SEA LEGS, YOU’D BEST HEED THIS LIST.

August 30, 2011
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You Can Now Rent Sir Richard Branson’s Flying Submarine

Why should James Bond be the only one with a swanky aero sub? If you’ve got the cash, Sir Richard Branson is more than happy to lend you his for the day.

August 3, 2011
News

Coast Guard Intercepts Cocaine Submarine As It Sinks

Drug smuggling, homemade submarines are nothing new — what a world we live in. And it shouldn’t be any surprised that a bunch of coke-addled amateur engineers aren’t able to put together the most seaworthy vessel. But here’s one sinking mid-capture.

July 30, 2011
Science

Sneaky Subs Are Going Wakeless Thanks To Underwater Cloaking

If The Hunt for Red October taught us anything (besides the fact that Sean Connery makes for a horrible Russian) it’s that submarines can be tracked by the sounds they make moving through the water. Well, not for much longer.

June 19, 2011
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A Surf Shop Inside A Submarine Sounds Like A Dream

John McCambridge is a surfer. He’s also an artist, and is one of the minds behind the Mollusk Surf Shop in San Francisco, Venice Beach, and Brooklyn. His latest venture is “Mollusk at Voyager.” Basically, it’s a submarine.

June 12, 2011
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Underwater Viewing Craft For The Rich Beatle Lover

When exploring our Earth’s oceans, one should let the creatures of the deep know that you have some class. While it may fall just shy of winning any beauty pageants, the MSV Explorer is cool enough to deserve some praise.

June 2, 2011
Science

Digging A Submarine Out Of The Frozen Sea Looks Tough

The researchers at the frosty Applied Physics Lab Ice Station (COOL JOB NAME ALERT) already have it hard enough. Freezing temperatures, peeing into wooden boxes, guarding against polar bears, and the like. Also taxing? Chainsawing submarines out of the snow.

April 28, 2011
Science

This Submarine’s Glass Dome Gets Tougher Under Pressure

The Triton 36,000 is an amazing submarine. Previous generations of the Triton only went to 1000m, but the new model uses technology from Rayotek Scientific to make a passenger dome that reacts to increasing pressure from increasing depth by becoming stronger.

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