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Home-Made Drug Running Submarines Used To Counter Engine-Sniping Helicopter Coast Guard

Apparently drug runners are relying on an amazing bit of DIY gadgetry to smuggle cocaine into the US in increasing numbers: home-built submarines. Knocked together in the Colombian jungle, and costing up to a million bucks, they are actually semi-submersibles, since full diving is just a bit too sophisticated. Nevertheless, they can do up to 12 knots — not as fast as a cigarette boat, sure, but they're able to ferry up to 12 tons of the white stuff. And just like the real military versions they're hard to detect, so are proving tricky for the Coast Guard to catch. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Kit Eaton
18,949 views, 117 comments

Latest by n/a: But its not that i REALLY care what someone does in their own home... as long as they keep it there. But how many kids get high then decide to go for a drive? No one should be driving impaired, more »

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Underwater Express Submarine Utilizes Bubbles for Speed

Over wonder why the Red October was so damn slow? It is obvious, water is heavy and it takes a lot to plow through it (compared to air, at least). The Pentagon has developed the Underwater Express, a submarine capable of going 127 mph (compared to modern sub speeds of 29 mph, by encasing the entire sub in a bubble. Bubbles can move through the water quicker and therefore cause no drag on the actual submarine. Now if only we could get in a war with a country with a large body of water. Iraq is just too dry. –Travis Hudson More »

5:20 PM on Tue Feb 27 2007
By Travis Hudson
4,623 views, 32 comments

Latest by n/a: I have an idea, but it's probably really stupid. Instead of using cavitating gasses, why not use plasma? Hardly any drag at all. Then again that might melt the sub. What about vacuum cavitation? more »

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Discovery 1000 Personal Submarine Dives to 1000 Feet

We're developing a major submarine fetish around here, and there's no shortage of objects after which we can lust. Here's one more, the Discovery 1000 from US Subs, a serious underwater yacht that can dive to 1000 feet. This one's good for overnight adventure, where you can stay underwater for up to 28 hours and cruise with a range of 56 nautical miles. More »

10:52 AM on Mon Sep 18 2006
By Charlie White
3,112 views, 14 comments

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U-Boat Worx Personal Subs

Does this look like fun, or what? Submarines are capturing the attention of the hyper-rich, and now Netherlands-based U-boat Worx joins the fun with its single-occupancy CQ1 and the CQ2 for two. These electric boats can dive to 150 feet, and can run 2.5 hours on a charge. More »

1:52 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Charlie White
3,455 views, 8 comments

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Personal Luxury Submersible Yachts

Submarines are a new toys of the rich and famous, and here is a manufacturer of submersible yachts more targeted to individual tastes and smaller vessels than the 210-foot Phoenix 1000 we showed you a while ago. More »

1:48 PM on Wed Jun 14 2006
By Charlie White
2,615 views, 5 comments

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Phoenix 1000: Submerge Yourself in Luxury

As the superrich try ever harder to impress each other, submarines are the next frontier, and personal luxury subs are all the rage right now, where the undersea boats are approaching the size of cruise ships with all the amenities you could imagine. More »

11:16 AM on Thu May 11 2006
By Charlie White
8,591 views, 16 comments