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"As long as my gear does not become a prey, it could change the way we describe the ocean." Quoted by the British magazine Ciamillo displays his optimism. His vehicle, called Lumocet, would like to copy how dolphins swim in the ocean. But if the animal can convert the three-quarters of its energy in the force of propulsion, the submarine will be hard to move forward. Because instead of using a propeller, that man has invented the best way to move on and under water, Lumocet beating a rear flipper flying upward like those of cetaceans. But Ciamillo believe. He is so convinced of the effectiveness of its method of propulsion, it has provided in the event that a kite, a few miles to win in her sleep. At night, the submarine will surface while the browser will sleep in a tent erected on the roof. Except in case of bad weather: the marine hopes give way to storms in diving beneath the waves. Detail wet the vessel will be constantly filled with water, buoyancy is provided by the foam glued around the hull. Camillo and fifty days pass-through wearing a suit and equipped with a snorkel to breathe.According to National Geographic, September, Ciamillo has ideas to spare. He made his fortune by devising and manufacturer-brake bikes ultralights. And its propulsion device based on the position of the cyclist lying, as these strange craft that sometimes crosses the roads. It remains to wish the marine-inventor that he also thought to copy the properties of the dolphin skin to successfully bet. Because the animal has a copy-slips as researchers try to replicate it, which guarantees an efficient propulsion and prevents molluscs do move, at the risk of increasing the drag.  Truce irony. Ciamillo hopes to start this trip for a good cause. Learning about life between two waters near the surface. Forty-years ago, it inflicted a training-based cold showers and jogging. In November, if all goes well, it fits into his submarine high-tech, like Tintin and artificial shark Professor Tournesol. Wish her a better success. (1) outside the propulsion jet of spitting water at high speeds, incompatible with a human motor. (2) Estimated. |
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