Underwater

[smenkhare]

Just out of sheer curiosity, has anyone here ever designed a submarine like these?

http://www.usssubs.com

[lewisboats]

Usually once a week or so when I feel peckish for one.
Steve

[kach22i]

That so sucks..........was hoping for something like the Bionic Dolphin.

[marshmat]

If only, Smenkhare....
I must admit I've taken a look through the US Subs site now and then.... I've been known to sketch an idea or ten along those lines ;-)
Pricey, though.... waaaay pricey.

[artemis]

Do the sesame seeds create turbulence that leads to underwater drag, or do they instead cause the formation of air pockets that decrease wetted surface and thereby increase speed. If the latter, I'll take mine with the sesame seeds (denture problems be d**ned!)

[marshmat]

sesame seeds? care to elaborate/clarify?

[artemis]

Originally Posted by marshmat

sesame seeds? care to elaborate/clarify?

I was - facetiously - referring to the seamsame seeds on the bun of the sub at the cite smenkhare posted.

[marshmat]

ahh- whoops, typo (?)
(I dropped an 's' there somwhow and got http://www.ussubs.com/ , which is a pile of $50-mil yachts...) lol!

[Skippy]

The sesame seeds are turbulators.

[lewisboats]

They work like the hairs on a dolfin, breaking up the boundry layer for increased speed (of digestion).

Steve

[smenkhare]

Ah. Just realized why all the strange replies.

It is http://www.ussubs.com