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Great, this is just what I needed to transport a bunch of coke from my hookups south of the border. (google: cocaine submarine)

seanmcdirmid 14y ago
Narco-subs are designed more for stealth than recreational diving (poor viewports, lots of cargo, old narco subs were just semi-submersible). Anyways, they cost about $2 million to build according to wiki, so they are sort of out of our price range. But you might be able to get a used one on the cheap from your coke dealer... For recreation, I think this wouldn't really beat just plain old snorkeling, or even scuba for the more involved. Its more like a rich-guy toy.
- planetguy 14y ago
  For recreation, I think this wouldn't really beat just plain old snorkeling, or even scuba for the more involved. No. Though it does enable you to say things like "So I went out in my submarine last weekend" and "I have a submarine" and "Hey, want to see my submarine?" And if that's not worth fifty thousand dollars I don't know what is.
  - heretohelp 14y ago
    >And if that's not worth fifty thousand dollars I don't know what is. Half a year's work output from a skilled engineer?
- javert 14y ago
  Yeah, this would not have the stamina to be a narco-sub. As in, it goes too slowly and runs out of air too quickly. (I say this based on its apparent similarity to scuba technology, not out of narco experience.) In fact, if it works like I think it does, you should be able to go down farther for longer periods of time with scuba equipment (esp. if you use something like nitrox). I could be wrong though... this is out of my 20,000 leagues. (oh ho!)
  - frenchman_in_ny 14y ago
    "you should be able to go down farther for longer periods of time with scuba equipment (esp. if you use something like nitrox)." This is wrong - nitrox doesn't let you go down farther for longer periods [1]; in fact, oxygen toxicity happens at a shallower depth on nitrox than on regular air. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrox#Oxygen_toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrox#Oxygen_toxicity
    - javert 14y ago
      Good to know. I am a recreational diver but obviously not nitrox certified. :D
  - blaabjerg 14y ago
    > this is out of my 20,000 leagues. 20 000 leagues is not a reference to depth ;)
    - javert 14y ago
      That's irrelevant to the pun, which was referencing the common expression "that's out of my league" as well as the famous novel about a submarine, "20,000 leagues under the sea."
      - blaabjerg 14y ago
        Ah, my bad. I thought it was a play on "out of my depth". Apparently I need to work on my reading comprehension.
sparknlaunch 14y ago
I was looking for a submarine kit for recreational purposes however clearly missed the massive drug smuggling opportunity. Wiki: "A narco-submarine (also called narco-sub, drug sub and Bigfoot submarine) is a type of custom-made ocean-going self-propelled submersible vessel built by drug traffickers to smuggle drugs." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narco-submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narco-submarine

seanmcdirmid 14y ago

Narco-subs are designed more for stealth than recreational diving (poor viewports, lots of cargo, old narco subs were just semi-submersible). Anyways, they cost about $2 million to build according to wiki, so they are sort of out of our price range. But you might be able to get a used one on the cheap from your coke dealer... For recreation, I think this wouldn't really beat just plain old snorkeling, or even scuba for the more involved. Its more like a rich-guy toy.

planetguy 14y ago
For recreation, I think this wouldn't really beat just plain old snorkeling, or even scuba for the more involved. No. Though it does enable you to say things like "So I went out in my submarine last weekend" and "I have a submarine" and "Hey, want to see my submarine?" And if that's not worth fifty thousand dollars I don't know what is.
- heretohelp 14y ago
  >And if that's not worth fifty thousand dollars I don't know what is. Half a year's work output from a skilled engineer?
javert 14y ago
Yeah, this would not have the stamina to be a narco-sub. As in, it goes too slowly and runs out of air too quickly. (I say this based on its apparent similarity to scuba technology, not out of narco experience.) In fact, if it works like I think it does, you should be able to go down farther for longer periods of time with scuba equipment (esp. if you use something like nitrox). I could be wrong though... this is out of my 20,000 leagues. (oh ho!)
- frenchman_in_ny 14y ago
  "you should be able to go down farther for longer periods of time with scuba equipment (esp. if you use something like nitrox)." This is wrong - nitrox doesn't let you go down farther for longer periods [1]; in fact, oxygen toxicity happens at a shallower depth on nitrox than on regular air. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrox#Oxygen_toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrox#Oxygen_toxicity
  - javert 14y ago
    Good to know. I am a recreational diver but obviously not nitrox certified. :D
- blaabjerg 14y ago
  > this is out of my 20,000 leagues. 20 000 leagues is not a reference to depth ;)
  - javert 14y ago
    That's irrelevant to the pun, which was referencing the common expression "that's out of my league" as well as the famous novel about a submarine, "20,000 leagues under the sea."
    - blaabjerg 14y ago
      Ah, my bad. I thought it was a play on "out of my depth". Apparently I need to work on my reading comprehension.

sparknlaunch 14y ago

I was looking for a submarine kit for recreational purposes however clearly missed the massive drug smuggling opportunity. Wiki: "A narco-submarine (also called narco-sub, drug sub and Bigfoot submarine) is a type of custom-made ocean-going self-propelled submersible vessel built by drug traffickers to smuggle drugs." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narco-submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narco-submarine