so what if you could make a scuba suit for dolphins that they could use to dive for days on end.
i know it might look silly, but no sillier than the link i posted below. it's not the first time human beings have made diving suits for animals.-- teslaberry, Jun 21 2014 scuba cat https://www.youtube...watch?v=1TbLz1sqKGk [teslaberry, Jun 21 2014] http://1.bp.blogspo...ghting-Dolphins.jpg [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jun 22 2014] A dolphin should be given one of these. https://www.youtube...watch?v=YbNmL6hSNKw [Voice, Jun 23 2014] Preheated, if not baked http://kiddywonkus....ng-book-review.htmlDavid Brin "Startide Rising" [normzone, Jun 23 2014] How would their sonar work?-- not_morrison_rm, Jun 22 2014 Are the dolphins diving in air or water? In air they would need a golf cart, protective glasses, and something to keep the skin wet.
In water the controls would have to be readable and controllable by the dolphin.-- popbottle, Jun 22 2014 Sweet. I would be very surprised if this hasn't already been tinkered with by the Navy for their trained mine-placing dolphin units.-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jun 22 2014 If it were possible for dolphins to choose, say, by swimming into an outfitting department, I wonder if they would choose to wear this suit? Or maybe have it taken off except when migrating?-- Voice, Jun 22 2014 At long last, a place to dump the red satin crotchless disco pants from the '70s!
Well done, [tesla] Old Bean! [+]-- Grogster, Jun 23 2014 From the idea title, we assumed that this would be a dolphin-shaped suit for humans, thus conferring the advantages of the dolphin's optimal shape to a SCUBA diver.
Which would be fine, right up to the point that the diver got harpooned by a bunch of bloodthirsty Nips for "research" purposes ... or is that porpoises ?-- 8th of 7, Jun 23 2014 Ha [teslaberry]!-- blissmiss, Jun 23 2014 random, halfbakery