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She kissed Mike at the door and handed him his briefcase. "See you at six" Mike said, "Don't forget we're meeting the Reynolds tonight".
Mike pulled down his facemask and walked down the sunny drive to his Land Cruiser. Jumping up the ladder and on to the roof in one agile movement he went to
the front and opened the sunroof. Dangling his legs into the cool water he adjusted the neoprene around his wrists and put the regulator into his mouth before sliding down into the car.
Inside the vehicle he was greeted by the calm blue of his underwater world. A school of Tetras darted over his shoulder and into the back seat, a couple of them breaking away to hide behind the coral on the back shelf. A Catfish lurked down in the footwell hoping for some food to come floating his way, the oxygenator bubbles caught the glint of the sun as they crawled up the inside of the windscreen. Mike shooed an Angelfish away from the ignition while his other hand fumbled for his keys. Soon the jeep roared into life causing a flurry of excitement amongst the fish and crabs. A click into gear and out into the road - Mike was on his way to work.
Animatronic dolphins in a convertible Car Pool
http://www.nickgood...m/commercials3.html
See first 2 photos [csea, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Objects In The Mirror
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[theircompetitor, Oct 07 2011]
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Cool. Ignoring the increased mass and increased stopping distance, it might be billed as a safety feature. It seems like it might do a fair job of reducing the secondary collision in an accident. Sure, you might be more likely to drown, but the scene wouldn't be as messy. |
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If you're going to maintain a population of finny passengers, climate control is going to become more sophisticated. |
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" You should have worn your other wetsuit.....I can't turn it down any more or the garabaldi will die " |
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This is also going to play hell with the whole " My hair looks a mess " issue. |
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Diving in the correct wetsuit in tropical waters is usually a very pleasant temperature. The water temperature control system will be big and power hungry given that it is essentially an external fishtank that can be driven from Alaska to Panama. Lovely way to drive it though. [normzone] - Not for people who panic at bad hair days. |
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We also would have accepted "Reynoldses." |
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(remembers dad's navy underwater demolitions stories) I guess if there was a shockwave, it would be quite an issue. I was just thinking of the deceleration aspect; like a hydraulic shock absorber. I assumed the water, having great mass, would resist stopping as the vehicle occupant would. If there was a relief valve (e.g. blown out windshield) or vertical tube or something that allowed the water to escape or continue moving forward at a somewhat controlled rate thereby decelerating you in a more controlled manner, being not easily compressible would be a benefit. You wouldn't bounce off the dashboard or steering wheel in a secondary collision. |
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So, even if a shockwave did kill you, you'd probably still be pretty on the outside. |
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Yes [Tabs] there's no doubt there are safety issues, not to mention cornering issues! I was hoping that a few 'concept' buns would overcome the 'practicality' bones, so let yourself go and bun it! |
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I'm going on concept... soggy, soggy bread for you. [+] |
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just wondering about a convertable version. Then you could snorkle, or at least stick your head out once in a while. |
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Does one need PADI or NAUI certification in addition to a drivers license? |
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Q: When is a car full of water? |
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A: When it's a CARPOOL !!! |
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(then there's the one about car-pool-tunnel syndrome, but I've forgotten how it goes... ;) |
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Yes, it is impractical. But it is also well and truly halfbaked. (WTAGIPBAN) |
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The blood would wash away easy in an accident (that is the only good point I could think of) |
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Big buns. Not convinced about the shock transfer argument because of the enclosed space - i.e. as Tabs says, water is incompressible, so as long as water can't leak out pressure from behind will equalise pressure from impact in front - or in other words, if you squish the car, whilst the pressure inside would go up, it would be pretty unidirectional, and therefore same as diving to deep water (although the abruptness might be a problem).
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I suppose you have a nodding dogfish on the dash? |
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[krelnik] - I looked for this one but couldn't find it. Please link if it's been done. [goff] - I think you're right about the shock thing. Stopping abrupty would shake stuff up a bit, but not cause a shockwave. Unfortunately though, cars tend to compress in an accident which would probably be fatal if the car was sealed. If you left the roof open, hopefully the water would surge out of the top before the pressure built up too much. The water should then obviate the need for a seatbelt. |
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Oh, I meant "it is halfbaked" as a compliment: i.e. your idea is appropriate for this site. |
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Ahh... as opposed to 'baked'. I appear to be a little slow on the uptake today! |
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Love it, love it, love it, love it! Have a bun, hell have lots of them +++++ |
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In an impact all items would accelerate forward relative to the vehicle, but an equal volume of water has to be accelerated in the opposite direction, in effect (almost) doubling your mass and thereby reducing the acceleration you'd feel, assuming you weren't wearing a seat belt. |
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Why am I not surprised that someone named "scubadooper" likes this idea? <grin> |
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Just think of the reduced traffic noise. |
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you'd need windshield wippers on the inside of the windows... to clear away the algee |
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"Seats" in a SCUBA car?
Shirley it's controlled by a swimming motion. |
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Make sure to always park it in the shade. |
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Pressure shouldn't be too much of a problem in a crash. Any impact big enough to reduce the volume of the car is probably going to make it leak. This might benefit from some hot tub style jets in the seat to take the edge off of the morning traffic. |
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That thundering bass your hearing is coming from the two little 6x9s, driven by a wussy 80W amp in the glove compartment. Whooda thunk a 32ohm load could sound so good. |
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Bah, noncompressible water is a nonissue. Keep in mind the car has windows - and they'd break. The water would be expelled in every direction that a window breaks in, thereby reducing the force of the accident and creating a low-pressure zone within the car as the water is pulled by gravity and momentum outward. The worst thing that could happen is your joints exploding from sudden decompression. |
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<Calls Boss>
I'm going to be a bit late this morning, I have to de-ice the car. |
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In a weird coincidence, NPR's Weekend Radio with Robert Conrad ran an old Bob and Ray comedy bit about a guy who "swam across America" by filling 60 foot house trailer with water, and constantly swimming laps as the trailer was driven across the country. I couldn't help thinking of this idea. |
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Equally torn between the halfbakedness of it and the practicality. Concerned about the effect on visibility, as well as reaction time moving through water. |
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I suppose the deciding factor might be that horrible name. If you can come up with a better one, I could come up with a bun. |
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[waugsqueke]: Sushi-to-go? |
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Coral and Catfish in the same Acarium? |
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Any water pressure impulse large enough to break windows is going to do a number on my ears... |
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Well, you'd never have to stop to pee. |
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You'd kill the fish! Probably. Anyway, sounds like [thumbwax] knows more about fish than I do... |
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I know the joke about carpool tunnel syndrome, but I'm not certain it merits repeating. |
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"if you want to keep your fingers, don't reach under the seat"
(although I hear noodling is all the rage these days) |
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Ooh. This was like, my third idea. Hello again! |
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