Comments on: Something new under the sea http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 11:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ifreecarve http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html#comment-1531569 ifreecarve Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180560#comment-1531569 When I was building AUVs with grant funding, we used to joke about how these guys in the jungle seemed to have a better budget.  When I was building AUVs with grant funding, we used to joke about how these guys in the jungle seemed to have a better budget. 

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html#comment-1530973 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180560#comment-1530973 When I was a child, I was terrified of going to the ocean because I thought that it was 60,000 miles <i>deep</i>. When I was a child, I was terrified of going to the ocean because I thought that it was 60,000 miles deep.

]]> By: MadRat http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html#comment-1530876 MadRat Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180560#comment-1530876 So it can only travel 1000 leagues under the sea?  Sounds like it'll be a while before they can add another 19,000 leagues to that. So it can only travel 1000 leagues under the sea?  Sounds like it’ll be a while before they can add another 19,000 leagues to that.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html#comment-1530858 Brainspore Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180560#comment-1530858 In Season 6 of <em>Breaking Bad,</em> Walter White rebuilds his empire from the safety of his new undersea meth fortress. In Season 6 of Breaking Bad, Walter White rebuilds his empire from the safety of his new undersea meth fortress.

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html#comment-1530667 BillStewart2012 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180560#comment-1530667 The NYT mentioned that the Feds are worried that terrorists could use this technology, though none have been caught trying yet.  Just another example of how the War On Drugs is making America safer, by funding technology development for sale to the terrorist market. The NYT mentioned that the Feds are worried that terrorists could use this technology, though none have been caught trying yet.  Just another example of how the War On Drugs is making America safer, by funding technology development for sale to the terrorist market.

]]> By: An Infinitude of Tortoises http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html#comment-1530659 An Infinitude of Tortoises Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180560#comment-1530659 Ah, drug trafficking, that great stimulus to innovation! Ah, drug trafficking, that great stimulus to innovation!

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html#comment-1530660 LinkMan Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180560#comment-1530660 Previously on BoingBoing: 7/2010: <a href="http://boingboing.net/2010/07/03/drug-smuggling-sub.html" rel="nofollow">Drug Smuggling Sub </a> 12/2010: <a href="http://boingboing.net/2010/12/02/what-its-like-to-be.html" rel="nofollow">What it's like to be a cocaine submarine captain</a> 2/2011: <a href="http://boingboing.net/2011/02/14/100-ft-long-drug-smu.html" rel="nofollow">100-ft-long drug-smuggling, Narco-crafted submarine discovered in Colombia</a> Previously on BoingBoing:

7/2010: Drug Smuggling Sub

12/2010: What it’s like to be a cocaine submarine captain

2/2011: 100-ft-long drug-smuggling, Narco-crafted submarine discovered in Colombia

]]> By: Bob Warfield http://boingboing.net/2012/09/12/something-new-under-the-sea.html#comment-1530601 Bob Warfield Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=180560#comment-1530601 Narco subs have been around for quite a while now.  This is not unusual. Narco subs have been around for quite a while now.  This is not unusual.

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