Scubacraft Lets You Conquer the Sea, for a Mere $164k
Hybrid automobiles may be the future of mass terrestrial transport, but their vanilla styling and performance simply do not compare to the sheer awesomeness of one new aquatic counterpart. Put it this way, we just don't see James Bond tearing through a foreign metropolis in a Prius. Put Bond in a boat/submarine hybrid in a Venice canal, however, and he looks right at home.
The Scubacraft is precisely as cool as it sounds. It is a boat capable of operating above or below the waves at the whim of its operator, and it has, in our eyes at least, rendered all other forms of aquatic transport obsolete. (We really have a thing for James Bond). While above water, the Scubacraft is propelled by a healthy 160-horsepower engine. When submerged, the craft can reach a depth of nearly 100 feet. Electric thrusters move the Scubacraft along its way while underwater. To be clear, this is not an enclosed submarine, so SCUBA gear will have to be worn in order to dive below.
There are two major drawbacks to this tantalizing marvel of transport. The first problem is that the Scubacraft, in all of its 007 glory costs $164,000. The second problem is we are in the middle of a huge frickin' recession (if you hadn't noticed). We may not be able to get this bad boy just yet, but we want it. Badly. [From: Scubacraft and OhGizmo]
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Aloysius Vampa said 11:06AM on 10-24-2009
In all honesty, that's way cheaper than I thought it would be. It's almost reasonable.
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debi said 4:55PM on 10-24-2009
If I had the money, I would do this in a heartbeat!!!!!! Awesome!
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dorngary said 5:51PM on 10-24-2009
Scuba gear, huh? So, does that mean that all the regular compressed air scuba rules would apply....time tables, ascension stops, etc???
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