Armored diving suit

On Diving Heritage, a brief history of 1882's Carmagnolle armored diving suit, inspired by medieval armorers. This thing is a science fiction costume-designer's dream.

Alphonse and Theodore Carmagnolle (via How to Be a Retronaut)

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http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Daddy
Already was a science fiction writer’s dream..
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=193104121 Kian Momtahan

Am I the only person seeing the Big Daddy from Bioshock?
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1615213368 Justin Koeppen
  
  Good god, I hope you’re joking.
  - wysinwyg
    
    ”It’s OK. I know he’ll be an angel soon.”
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=193104121 Kian Momtahan
    
    ^_^.
- http://www.facebook.com/ed.irvin.5 Ed Irvin
  
  Look, Mr. Bubbles. It’s an angel!
  - Preston Sturges
    
    http://youtu.be/1qkA9nvIeN8
- RedShirt77
  
  I am sure apple is suing them bioshock peeples as we speak…..
  
  Why apple is doing it, is a mystery.
- Gary61
  
  “Get back on my shoulders, Little Sister, while we look for more angels.”
- wysinwyg
  
  You are not. I came here specifically for Bioshock love.
Enki

Holy claustrophobia, Batman. I know what tonight’s nightmares will feature.
http://www.aarongilliland.com/ Aaron Gilliland

Don’t be a slow poke, Mr. B.

Angels don’t wait for slow pokes.
vonbobo

wow. and to think I’m having trouble designing and building a simple table with all of today’s technology.

No pictures of the hands? Lazers? Edit… Mittens!!

An image search for Carmagnolle brings up a number of wonderful things!
- Jimmy Tyler
  
  Only one hand. The other is a drill/gun/whatever you want it to be.
fuzzyfuzzyfungus

Aside from the patina (and the contemporary ability to produce dome-style viewports) it actually looks surprisingly similar to contemporary hard suit diving gear… Very similar bulbous articulated joints and proportions.
SpongeBorg

Made me think of this guy from “This Island Earth”
http://profiles.google.com/jon.scott Jonathan Scott

fast-forward to modern day armored diving suits:

http://neptunic.com/sharksuits/neptunic-classic/
- fuzzyfuzzyfungus
  
  “While we always recommend maximum protection, our individual parts are popular with the bold or budget minded.”
  
  Their honesty is commendable…
- cscott
  
  Take a gander at the Neptunic Custom suit. The photo is very interesting.
- Aaron Bockelie
  
  Actually, this it has more in common with this suit. http://www.oceanworks.com/hsCommercial.php
- http://www.aarongilliland.com/ Aaron Gilliland
  
  Meanwhile, on Blake’s 7…
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1038254633 Get Bent

Come on, it’s a diving suit and you avoid the “wet” qualifier for the type of dream? FFS
timquinn

Cory,

good job on not mentioning “you know what.”
baronkarza

Costume designer’s dream maybe, but a diver’s nightmare! I hate to even think of how much this monstrosity weighs. More than a coffin!
- fuzzyfuzzyfungus
  
  I have the sneaking suspicion that this sucker is one mistake away from weighing exactly as much as a coffin…
http://profile.yahoo.com/LDIKWYV2CBQNIKBOC3IE63QE3A Larsky

I guess humans had many more eyes back in 1882.
pjcamp

Where’s John Pertwee and Elizabeth Sladen?