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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Plans to Lift Apollo 11 Engines from Bottom of the Ocean
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Of all the things the United States has done in space, the Apollo 11 mission is the most famous and impressive to many. Apollo 11 was the mission that put Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong on the moon in 1969. The astronauts headed to the moon atop a Saturn V… |
March 29th, 2012
James Cameron Completes Historic Mariana Trench Deep Sea Dive
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Remember how we were just talking about James Cameron’s historic attempt to dive to the deepest point in the ocean? Well, I’m happy to report that he not only made it to the bottom of the Mariana Trench today, he has just resurfaced.… |
March 25th, 2012
Darth Vader Goes Surfing
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The last time we saw Darth Vader on holiday, he was just trying to relax. This time around, he actually goes surfing in the ocean. Will the powers of the Dark Side help him conquer the waves?… |
March 11th, 2012
James Cameron Set to Plunge to the Deepest Part of the Ocean Floor: The Abyss IRL?
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The director behind the awesome Avatar and the not nearly as awesome The Abyss, …Cameron is already known for his obsession with the deep seas, and is set to take on another real life underwater adventure in a submarine called Deepsea Challenger. Cameron will descend solo in his submarine to |
March 8th, 2012
Is the Millennium Falcon on the Bottom of the Baltic Sea?
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The picture you see here may seem familiar to you, I know it made its rounds a while back when a company called Ocean Explorer ran across what appears to be the Millennium Falcon lying on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The discovery is making the rounds again after… |
February 1st, 2012
Wave Glider Autonomous Robot Ship Fleet: Ready to Invade Your Shores
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On November 17th, Liquid Robotics launched four of its Wave Gliders from San Francisco. These are autonomous robotic ships that will brave the seas all alone, with no support vessels.… |
December 3rd, 2011
Iguana 29 Amphibious Yachts: Land or Water, It Doesn’t Matter
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Sick of the sea? This new motorboat from Iguana Yachts will deploy treads and let just drive your fancy ship right out of the water when you’re ready to get back on dry land. Why does this remind me of a James Bond movie?… |
December 3rd, 2011
Triton 36,000 Submarine Gets Stronger Under Pressure
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I like to swim and I have always though SCUBA diving would be cool as long as it was in water shallow enough that sharks couldn’t sneak up on me. I’m not for diving down to the kind of depths in a submarine where the pressure is so great you… |
April 28th, 2011
Projector Pot Casts a Relaxing Ocean on Your Ceiling
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Here’s a great way to help chill out the next time you’re feeling stressed out. Created by Japan’s I Love New Yoku, the Projector Pot (Relaxing Ocean) transports you to the open seas any time you dim the lights. Just set the Projector Pot on any surface, power it on,… |
May 7th, 2009
Nixon Lodown LCD Watch: the Tide is High
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This high-tech watch from Nixon is perfect for surfers or anyone else who frequents the land of sun and sand. Their Lodown digital watch offers its wearer tidal data for 200 beaches around the world for the next 15 years. It’s got a backlit grey-on-black LCD screen that uses a… |
July 6th, 2007
