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Homemade submarine...

I can't tell exactly what's going on here, but it looks like someone in Germany made their own submarine from scratch. Does anyone know more about this, or why it was created? Thanks Alex! Original page & translated.

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Posted by: mikemontana on February 15, 2006 at 7:19 AM

Hmmm looks alot like the "Fat Boy" bomb from WWII: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Man

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Posted by: mwproductions on February 15, 2006 at 12:14 PM

I want one! Now I'm definitely going to learn to weld. -)

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Posted by: mwproductions on February 15, 2006 at 12:35 PM

It's called the Euronaut.
http://www.euronaut.org/index.php.html

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Posted by: mwproductions on February 15, 2006 at 2:36 PM

Okay, last post, I swear. I e-mailed the guy who owns the thing (Carsten Standfuss) and he pointed out that he was in Wired magazine back in January.

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Posted by: ~Matt on February 15, 2006 at 8:04 PM

Here is the Wired article: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.01/start.html?pg=5 All I can say is wow.

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Posted by: Klingbeil on February 16, 2006 at 9:15 AM

looks like the Swine Trek from the Muppets Pigs In Space

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Posted by: Klingbeil on February 16, 2006 at 9:16 AM

looks like the Swine Trek from the Muppets Pigs In Space

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Posted by: Klingbeil on February 16, 2006 at 9:16 AM

looks like the Swine Trek from the Muppets Pigs In Space

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Posted by: Klingbeil on February 16, 2006 at 9:18 AM

gotta love lag >_

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