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Blog Guy, you’re always saying to be careful in choosing a career. I just got a brochure inviting me to check out the world of homemade submarines, and I just don’t see the downside.
See, the words homemade and submarine don’t naturally belong together. Kind of like chainsaw and dentistry, or gyrocopter and, well, whatever. I know Colombia just found a “rudimentary” sub built to smuggle tons of cocaine, but that part actually makes the deal even less attractive! Are you following any of this?
Bottom line: If you’re actually enticed by a chance to “Enter the exciting world of drug-smuggling, rudimentary homemade submarines,” then I could use some help in getting this prince’s money out of Nigeria. Here is our story:
Homemade sub in Colombian Navy handout
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There are all kinds of plans for do-it-yourself submarines in the old Popular Mechanics and similar magazines. It seems to me to be about as sensible as do-it-yourself neurosurgery, and just as likely to be successful.
Fiberglass? Rank amateurs! What were they thinking, straying from duct tape?
Blow the sub down, bullies. Blow the sub down.
Give them some time to blow the sub down.
The life of a drug kingpin appears sexy. Multi-million dollar mansions, fashion models, bilging and purging and so much cocaine they can pack it into a tub and dry bathe.
Homemade subs aren’t just for the bad guys. On the west coast (of the US of A) there are over 100 currently operating. Everything from 1 man wet subs; sort of a motorized bubble to large, 100 ft 4 to 6 man beauties. They are good for sight seeing, treasure hunting, as a take-off platform for scuba diving as well as business needs like inspection of underwater cables and ship keels. Besides, they’r just frickin cool. I’m currently working on an 8 ft RC, then on to the next step; a 25 to 35 ft 4 man deep-diver.