Comments on: What? No torpedoes!?

What? No torpedoes!?

The Light Fantastic — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:18:58 -0800

sQuba Submersible Sports Car --Rinspeed calls the sQuba the first real submersible car. Unlike military amphibious vehicles, which can only drive slowly on a lakebed, the sQuba travels like a submarine - either on the surface or submerged. The interior is resistant to salt water, allowing the skipper to drive into a lake or the sea. The only downside? It's a convertible.

By: HVAC Guerilla

HVAC Guerilla — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:29:33 -0800

So you wear scuba gear, big deal. I'm more interested in whether the driver can marry people.

By: pyrex

pyrex — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:41:33 -0800

Damn those bodies of water, constantly in the way! Anywho, can't wait until the Top Gear boys get their hands on one of these. And it implodes underwater. Or something.

By: slogger

slogger — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:47:01 -0800

It looks a bit pokey once it's underwater, hardly fast enough to catch up to a supervillain.

By: TedW

TedW — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:47:48 -0800

I'm more interested in whether the driver can marry people Yes, but said marriages are only valid for the duration of the drive.

By: HVAC Guerilla

HVAC Guerilla — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:49:53 -0800

Nice design. Looks a little bit like the modified Lola T70 , the car from THX-1138.

By: quin

quin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:51:21 -0800

Top Gear Race prediction: Jeremy will drive this, he will complain endlessly about how slow it is, but he will be charmed by it's Bond like aspirations. At some point he will get very wet. Richard will attempt to beat them both by driving a snowmobile across the water. (similar to what he tried here). He will also get very wet. James will cruise across the body of water in some kind of stately pleasure-boat. He will be by-and-far the slowest of the three (because he will get badly lost). But at the end of it, you will be convinced that he is still the only sane one on the show. Despite looking foolish and complaining the whole time, Jeremy will claim victory based on some arcane piece of logic. And after watching it, I will still want to try the snowmobile thing more than any of the others. Because I am an idiot.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:22:11 -0800

I came close to posting this the other day. I love the fact that it's a convertable and stays a convertible underwater, the cabin fills with water and use a diving mask to breath.

By: Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:24:38 -0800

Do they explain why the cabin isn't sealed so the driver has to get wet?

By: Parannoyed

Parannoyed — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:32:00 -0800

Yes. Because if they kept air in the interior, they'd have to put roughly 2 tons of weight on the frame to keep it underwater. Or just have my ex-wife ride in the passenger seat. *ZING!*

By: pyrex

pyrex — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:34:55 -0800

"Do they explain why the cabin isn't sealed so the driver has to get wet?" From the Wiki:

The open cockpit design is intended to allow the occupants to escape easily in case of emergency.

By: pyrex

pyrex — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:36:28 -0800

Doh, forgot to add: I wonder how well it dries out once it's back on the surface. Repeated exposure to moisture can't be too great for the interior.

By: spiderskull

spiderskull — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:21:53 -0800

You're arguing the feasibility of an underwater car? No less one that's just a prototype? This crowd is a lost cause.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:02:53 -0800

Repeated exposure to moisture can't be too great for the interior. I assume it's like all boats, where the plastic will spontaneously combust if not cared for lovingly with a shammy wipedown after use.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:03:16 -0800

Does it come with an underwater garage? That you have to park outside of because it's stuffed full of underwater crap dating back to underwater college?

By: christopherious

christopherious — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:02:35 -0800

Finally we get to see Jack Ass taken to a whole new level.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:03:27 -0800

Why make one of these? Because you can and it's cool. Why buy and use one of these? Because your penis is very, very small and you have a lot of money to toss around.

By: christopherious

christopherious — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:07:43 -0800

Er, Jackass, of course.

By: The Light Fantastic

The Light Fantastic — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:44:27 -0800

Why buy and use one of these? Because your penis is very, very small and you have a lot of money to toss around. or.... Because you can DRIVE IT UNDERWATER!!!!!! jeez.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:50:58 -0800

Oh, I missed that part. :)

By: chillmost

chillmost — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:28:04 -0800

Convertible? Pffft. Good luck getting a dry martini in that car, 007!

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:52:22 -0800

Next, I suppose you'll tell me it also has screen doors?

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:31:22 -0800

Bond. James Bond.

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:31:47 -0800

Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads.