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"Subhuman Project" Human Powered Submarine
overThruster writes "Inventor Ted Ciamillo and marine biologist Frank Fish (yes, that's his real name) are at work on a human-powered sub designed to cross the Atlantic. What's interesting is the highly efficient propulsion system which uses a 'tail' modeled after CAT scans of a dolphin's. From the article: 'Ciamillo and Fish say they knew they were onto something when the first prototype Lunocet, a piece of sculpted foam sandwiched between two pieces of carbon fiber, essentially swam by itself. When they released it at the bottom of a test pool, its buoyancy combined with its cambered shape generated a forward thrust that made it scoot across the tank.'"
No, operating a "stateless" vessel is what will get you arrested.
Because, y'know, the US has the "right" to police outside our own borders as we see fit.
Does Saudi Arabia get to arrest people who don't pray to Mecca five times a day while in international waters? Does Singapore get to cane people who spit out their chewing gum in international waters? Does Thailand get to hide anyone making fun of their king in international waters behind a giant curtain? Do Israeli companies get to sue scientists proving them charlatans in international waters?
Some slopes come pre-lubed, no tinfoil necessary.