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FluxX
Nov 9, 2004, @ 06:51 PM
Bionic Dolphine! (http://www.bionicdolphin.com/)

Hey, here it is! (took long enouth, the REAL photos are so hard to find.)

http://www.bionicdolphin.com/tom/media/pics/shows/n1top.jpg

(go to shows in the list on the website)

I have seen it on TV in its "swimming".

Unfortunatly, it does not use a real dolphin movement, but has water jets.

But, it is alot like a waterproof jet ski!
It can jump out of the water, and dive for short periods, and looks cool. :banana:

[edit] More pics!

http://www.bionicdolphin.com/tom/media/pics/firsttests/noland's%7Ejump.jpg
Larsson7
Nov 9, 2004, @ 06:59 PM
:rofl:
FluxX
Nov 9, 2004, @ 07:03 PM
Its a bit stubby...

http://www.bionicdolphin.com/tom/media/pics/firsttests/n1rear.jpg

So I would suggest to MVB to give them some hints on how to fit a proper dolphin tail on the craft... but then where would the jet vents go? ;) :ass:
Justice
Nov 9, 2004, @ 11:50 PM
They need to fit a rudder too. Why can't they just mimic what the dolphins do for real? They use their pectoral (I think that's what you call them) fins to "steer," and they use their flippers as a propulsion displace water thingamajigy.

Couldn't they attach motors to the pectoral fins to move em in a certain direction, and pretend to have actual flippers on the tail with water jets coming out that way?
LardGibs
Nov 9, 2004, @ 11:56 PM
You mean like RoboTuna?
The thing has a fucking boat prop sticking out of its bunghole, it has a way yet to go for realism. Also, mine eyes see a rudder so wtf?
http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Tuna/Tuna2/front.jpg

http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Tuna/Tuna2/newribcage.jpg
MVB
Nov 10, 2004, @ 02:19 AM
That's one tiny ass tuna
Justice
Nov 10, 2004, @ 03:05 AM
actually, you can't really tell from the picture, because there's no size thing to compare it to.

and ... there are all types of tuna. There are small tuna and big tuna.
LardGibs
Nov 10, 2004, @ 03:27 AM
actually it's a time honored tradition in fluid mechanics to work with scale models down to about 1/10 even.


I thought the tuna spandex stocking was sex0r, maybe I'm developing a fetish for...:fuctup:
MVB
Nov 10, 2004, @ 05:42 AM
Justice you're a fuckin' retard. Don't try to talk to me about fish ever again.
vacio
Nov 10, 2004, @ 08:16 AM
:stupid: That craft would be sweet, where did you find out about it or am i missing something in my reading. . ?
FluxX
Nov 11, 2004, @ 12:22 AM
Tv... TV is te route of all evils, and a abundance of knoledge (probably learnt more from tv then at school... like astro and quantum physics and stuff).
vacio
Nov 11, 2004, @ 06:26 AM
well, i was wanting more photos
FluxX
Nov 11, 2004, @ 04:51 PM
Follow their website! Link in first post :P . Go to "shows" and "concepts". Concepts/designs give drawings. Shows gives real pictures.
vacio
Nov 11, 2004, @ 08:08 PM
blah, web surfing, who would've thought




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thanks!
Bentusi
Nov 12, 2004, @ 05:37 AM
http://home.messiah.edu/~dh1195/pics%5CI%20will%20use%20Google%20before%20asking%2 0dumb%20questions%20(Bart).png