Oceanwings, A Wingsuit for Flying Underwater
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By , on February 12th, 2013 4 comments   Gadgets & Gear   , , , , , ,  

No word if or when these will go into production. Probably held in consumer testing to check how much other divers will laugh at you. Intent on bringing the experience of flight to the underwater realm, French designer Guillaume Binard partnered with Aqua Lung to create Oceanwings, a wetsuit inspired by skydiving wingsuits. Free-diver . . . → Read More: Oceanwings, A Wingsuit for Flying Underwater

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Leaping Squid
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By , on November 26th, 2010 One comment   Adaptations, Cephalopods, Uncategorized   , , , , , , ,  

At bookofjoe there is a nice write up about squid flying out of water. The 2004 paper’s authors argue that “gliding” is too passive a term to describe what squid do when they leave the ocean for the air: “flight” is more fitting. “From our observations it seemed like squid engage in behaviors to . . . → Read More: Leaping Squid

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