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Canine Submarine   (+3, -3)  [vote for, against]
So your furry companion can accompany you on dives.

A small submarine build for a dog. It is constructed of strong but lightweight materials, like titanium or fiberglass, and there are 2 options for power.

1) a simple prop, powered by a treadmill the dog runs on. Steering in this mode is done through a transmitter attached to a hat on the dog's head. If the dog turns his/her head to look in a certain direction, the steering vanes are adjusted to turn the craft in that direction.

2) holes in the bottom, so the dog can doggy-paddle it's way along, and even walk its way out of the water. The legs protrude into glove-like thingies sticking out the bottom so water doesn't get in.
-- 21 Quest, Dec 26 2006

Kind of like this? http://www.funfry.c...at/512/limit/recent
[jhomrighaus, Dec 26 2006]

Dogmarine http://sopadj1.nets...nny/diving_dog2.jpg
believe it or not [xenzag, Dec 26 2006]

when I clicked, to put the link in place, jhomrighaus's one just appeared as well - same image, different source, but + for idea anyway as it has its own unique features.
-- xenzag, Dec 26 2006


Believe it or not, I did an extensive Google search for "pet submarines", "dog submarines", "submarines for pets", and a lot of other combinations of those words. I couldn't find a thing. How'd you find those?
-- 21 Quest, Dec 26 2006


I searched Dog SCUBA
-- jhomrighaus, Dec 26 2006


should've looked for underdog
-- Ian Tindale, Dec 26 2006


Ah, scuba. Of course, that pulls up lots of hits. Thanks.
-- 21 Quest, Dec 26 2006



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