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Revolutionary Scuba Mask Creates Breathable Oxygen Underwater On Its Own

Posted by samzenpus on from the swim-with-the-fishes dept.

schwit1 writes "With the Triton Oxygen Respirator, it might be possible to breathe beneath the surface of the water as if you were a fish. Requiring no bulky tank to keep your lungs pumping properly. The regulator comprises a plastic mouthpiece that requires you to simply bite down. There are two arms that branch out to the sides of the scuba mask that have been developed to function like the efficient gills of a marine creature. The scaly texture conceals small holes in the material where water is sucked in. Chambers inside separate the oxygen and release the liquid so that you can breath comfortably in the ocean."

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  1. Just suck harder? (That's what he said...) by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny

    The scaly texture conceals small holes in the material where water is sucked in.

    Good thing Ocean water is free of any particulate matter that might clog these tiny little holes.

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  2. Re:oh come on by magic+maverick+ · · Score: 4, Funny

    It works with hot fusion. Unfortunately, when you fly too close to the power source all the wax melts and your wings fall apart. This happened in beta-testing, and the tester died :(.

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  3. Re:Unlikely by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the device sucks in enough water to filter into breathable air, you'd be propelled through water at ~200mp/h from your mouthpiece.
    I haven't done the math on this, so I could be off a bit.

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  4. Re:So what happens to the hydrogen? That's usable. by 2fuf · · Score: 4, Funny

    But dude, the micro compressor operates through micro battery! Seems legit.

  5. Re:water isn't 100% H20, hahaha read a book by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jesus, you sound like you're 14 years old.

    I'm pretty sure Mary said the same to Jesus...when he was 14 years old. It probably didn't mean the same thing back then.

    Hey, that had to be a rough time for him. A teenager that can turn water to wine is automatically banned from all swim meets... nothing funnier than seeing the whole team floundering about in 40,000 gallons of chardonnay!

    Being disqualified from the Science Fair for telling people that God was your Dad... and then bringing corpses back to life as proof.

    Asking Joseph if you can borrow the camel for junior prom and being told to "Go ask your REAL Dad!"

    No, not an easy time at all...

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