Re: Underwater questions [ot]

G'day Steven,

>Thus airplanes and submersibles are fundamentally different, and I
doubt
>you could make a very effective vehicle that operated both in the air
>and the water unless you've got exotic technology (like anti-grav).

Actually I was thinking the shapes of animals that work well in both -
I'm
definitely not an engineer and thus must rely on what's closer to home,
thus I was very impressed to see that the Japanese engineers have
finally
decided to trial subs that act (move) like fish ;)

>Yes, I'm a mechanical engineering student; no, I don't like fluid
>mechanics at all. :) 

It has its moments ;)

Cheers

Beth

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