Pedal Powered Submarine Dives to 20-Feet

By Charlie Sorrel

The Scubster is an underwater bike, a pedal powered submarine with twin propellors that push it through the water at a speedy 5mph. The sub is French, and has been in testing this Summer. The inventor, Stephane Rousson, hopes that rich little boys will buy it as a toy for their expensive yachts.

The James Bond-inspired submersible will dive to just 20-feet, making it less suitable for exploration than for playboy fun. The cabin is sealed against the water but air comes from a bottle and face-mask, so if you do spring a leak there’s no need to panic. It looks like amazing fun, and from the photographs it appears you could also run thing as a semi-sunk boat half-floating in the water, scaring swimmers.

Don’t expect to be buying one of these soon, unless you have the money to commission a custom build. Even Rousson isn’t expecting success. “If it doesn’t take off, I’ll race it”

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