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Ugo Conti's Spider Boat - KQED QUEST

Bay Area engineer Ugo Conti has sailed the world, but has always suffered from seasickness. A queasy stomach became his motivation to design "Proteus" -- a spider-like sea craft made for smoother s...  
 
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curlcurllocal (3 months ago) Show Hide
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The concept is brilliant but having been at sea in 40 knot winds, I can't help but think about the points of weakness - Do you think the hinges would holdup to getting belted by massive waves?...then again....if it does 50 knots, it could outrun storms pretty easily if it knows they're coming early.
dryreed (10 months ago) Show Hide
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I remember watching this show and eagerly looking forward to seeing wave piercing in action after all the talk... but no. Clip after clip show it driving around in flat water. Yawn.
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Catch this film on the big screen at the 6th San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, February 19-22, 2009! More info at oceanfilmfest[dot]org.
snafder (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Looks awesome - would've liked to see it out in some open seas (rough) to view it doing what it was designed to do.

Love the modular design too.
goten2255 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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wow thats a great invention and twist in sea travel its really great there is still innovation going around.

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