sQuba – Who Said Cars Can’t Dive?

The Swiss Company Rinspeed has developed a new concept car called "sQuba", which is the world’s first ‘green’ diving car. This innovative car is capable of driving on roads just like a normal car, yet it can also be turned into an amphibious vehicle capable of diving, reaching depths of up to 10 meters (33 feet). It is no accident that this concept car looks like it was taken out of sci-fi movies, as indeed such movies inspired the cars creators. sQuba will be exhibited at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.

"sQuba" is constructed out of carbon nano tubes – an ultra strong yet light material, making the "sQuba" significantly lighter than other cars of its size. The car has room for a driver and a passenger and in order for them to be able to breathe while the car is submerged, a self-contained on-board system supplies the vehicle’s interior with fresh air.

The "sQuba" diving car is equipped with an electric motor with powerful torque that drives the rear wheels. When the car is underwater, it is able to advance thanks to two propellers in the stern and two powerful jet drives in the bow, which push the car forward. Since "sQuba" uses an electrical engine it will not pollute the sea when it dives.

When seeing this concept car, you might be reminded of the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me", where James Bond drove his Lotus Esprit into the sea and the car turns into a submarine.

Frank M. Rinderknecht, Rinspeed’s CEO, noted that this movie was one of the sources of inspiration for the sQuba car’s design: "And exactly thirty years later, this amazing – yet at the time animated – film sequence materializes and becomes reality, in today’s world". Unfortunately, the company added that "sQuba" will "remain most likely – as its predecessors – a unique and exclusive one of a kind vehicle."

TFOT (The Future of Things) previously covered quite a few concept cars. These include a concept vehicle called M400 Skycar that can execute vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) like a helicopter, fly like an airplane and drive short distances on the ground like a car, CCXR – a new bio-fuel powered sports car, Honda’s "PUYO" gel-like car, and the world’s first "water powered" car.

More information on Rinspeed’s "sQuba" can be found on the company’s website.

[Caution: Graphic Pictures] Shame on Denmark for Killing of, and Cruelty to the Calderon Dolphin

Denmark is a big shame The sea is stained in red and in the mean while it’s not because of the climate effects of nature.

It’s because of the cruelty that the human beings (civilised human) kill hundreds of the famous and intelligent Calderon dolphins.

This happens every year in Feroe iland in Denmark . In this slaughter the main participants are young teens.
WHY?
To show that they are adults and mature…. BULLLLshit


In this big celebration, nothing is missing for the fun. Everyone is participating in one way or the other, killing or looking at the cruelty “supporting like a spectator”

Is it necessary to mention that the dolphin calderon, like all the other species of dolphins, it’s near extinction and they get near men to play and interact.. In a way of PURE friendship



They don’t die instantly; they are cut 1, 2 or 3 times with thick hocks. And at that time the dolphins produce a grim extremely compatible with the cry of a new born child.

But he suffers and there’s no compassion till this sweet being slowly dies in its own blood


Its enough!
We will send this mail until this email arrives in any association defending the animals, we won’t only read. That would make us accomplices, viewers.

Take care of the world, it is your home!

Assine contra essa crueldade: Sign Against this cruelty: 1.- Ana kARINA Rivas  (m) Mexico DF 2.- Carlos Enrique Bulle-Goyri. DF 3.- Alejandra Nabarro ( Mexico Cuernavaca ) 4.- Esteban criz mejia. Mexico DF 5.-ANDREA GONZALEZ ALVAREZ ( MEXICO ) 6.-González Alvarez Victor Rodrigo 7.-Ines Garcia Perez (México) 8.-Stella Morales (México) 9.-lgarcia (México) 10.-Leticia Cuéllar (México) 11.-Salma Urbina Aguilar (Quintana Roo, México) 12.-DIANA LUCELLY POOT PUC (quintana roo, mexico ) 13.-Josue Acero Gonzalez ( Quintana Roo , Mexico ) 14.-Micaela Medina ( Argentina ) 15.-sofia bidondo( Argentina ) 16.- Ma. Marta Soruco ( Argentina ) 17.- Cyntia Mariela Roitman ( Argentina ) 18.-Aldana Martínez ( Argentina ) 19.- Adriana Salomon ( Argentina ) 20.-fernando valussi( argentina ) 21.-MARIANELA SANCHEZ( ARGENTINA ) 22.- Leyes Alberto Fabian ( Argentina ).- 23.- Augusto Patricio Mateos ( Argentina – Chaco ) 24.- Maria Alejandra Bury ( Argentina – Chaco ) 25.- Claudio Alexis Agnesio ( Argentina – Chaco ) 26.- Cesar Abel Falcon(Argentina-Chaco) 27-MARIANA GOMEZ MARTINEZ 28-SILVIA CLAUDIA GIMENEZ 29-NELIDA BEATRIZ MARTINEZ 30-MARIA ESTHER URSU 31- NATHIA JUDKEVICH ( Argentina ) 32-MARINA JUDKEVICH  ( Argentina ) 33-MARIANA JUDKEVICH (Aregentina) 34- Bogado Espinoza, Lorena Abi ( Argentina ) 35- Ortiz, Natalia Muriel ( Argentina ) 36- Marcelo Rodrigues de Rezende (Sorocaba-Brasil) 37- Thais Chenchi Santana (Sorocaba-Brasil) 38- Lilian Yoshie Kato ( Sorocaba – Brasil) 39 – DIOGO CRISTO ( Sorocaba – Pindorama – Gaya ) 40 - DANILO GOMES ( Sorocaba – Cidade de Mentiras) 41- Tiago Holtz Guerreiro (Sorocaba- Brasil) 42 – Laura Nunes Garcia Vieira ( Sorocaba – Brasil) 43 – Anderson Schmitt Junkes (Jandira – Brasil) 44 – Eronides Santos Filho (Jandira – Brasil) 45 – Suzana Lopes Ribeiro ( Jandira – Brasil ) 46 – Paulo Henrique Ferreira (Cotia/SP Brasil) 47 – André Luiz da Fonseca Roberto ( Carapicuiba/ Brasil ) 48 – Jean Paulo Camargo Costa (CARAPICUIBA/ BRASIL) 49 – Rodrigo de Jesus Ferreira (Jandira – Brasil) 50- Bárbara Tabain Seslija de Sá (Jandira – SP – Brasil) 51 – Ana paula Morina Ferreira (Barueri – SP – Brasil) 52-Bárbara Louise (São Paulo-SP-Brasil) 53-Diego Lima (Carapicuíba-SP-Brasil) 54 – Wanda leila de Oliveira marra ( Osasco – SP –Brasil ) 55 – Joilva Duarte (Osasco-Brasil) 56 – Patricia M. Dias ( São Paulo – Brasil) 57- Eduardo M. Dias  ( São Paulo – Brasil) 58 – Wagner R. Franco (São Paulo – Brasil) 59- Ruth Cristina Serafim (São Paulo – Brasil) 60- Thiago Silva (São Paulo – Brasil) 61 – Cristiano S. de Moraes (Rio de Janeiro – Brasil) 62 – Kelly Lopes Dias (São Paulo – Brasil) 63 – Fábio Ferreira / São Paulo – Brasil 64- Fábio Araujo / São paulo – Brasil 65- Marcia Stevaux/ São Paulo – Brasil 66 – Débora Gisele Ferraz – Brasil 67- Andrea Alexandre de Carvalho 68 – Adilson dos Santos Pinto (Cruzeiro SP) 69 – Francisco ReZende (Lorena-SP) 70- Mislane Souza Prates( São Paulo-Brasil) 71 – Janderson Dutra (Rio de Janeiro-RJ – Brasil) 72 – CECÍLIA SANTOS (SÃO PAULO) – BRASIL 73- KÁTIA I. SANTOS ( SÃO PAULO ) – BRASIL 74- Maria L Lima – (Rolândia – Brasil) 75 – Marilise G.Z. Solle (Rolândia-Brasil) 76- Luis Fernando Silva de Almeida (Rolândia Pr- Brasil) 77- Adriana Amaral de Souza (Rolândia Pr – Brasil) 78 – Carlos Alberto Ferreira do Amaral (Rolãndia PR – Brasil) 79 – Lilian Carla de Souza Gonzalez ( Londrina – Pr. – Brasil) 80 – Ailton Valdivino da Silva – (Uberlândia – MG – Brasil) 81 – Heliza Piosiadlo (Uberlândia – MG – Brasil 82 – Patrícia Cordeiro ( Joaçaba-SC-Brasil) 83 – Danielle Argenton (Herval D’ Oeste – SC – Brasil) 84 – Valdirene Soares ( Joaçaba – SC – BRASIL ) 85 – Luiz Sérgio Belló – Joaçaba SC Brasil 86- Eduardo Wieser  -SC- Brasil 87- Julio Pancera  ( Navegantes , SC – Brasil) 88- Fredi Goede ( Pomerode , SC Brasil) 89 – Mario L.Fanton 90 – Valério Littig ( Curitiba – Brasil ) 100-cassia cavalheiro 101 – Paulo Terumitsu Ishii [ Curitiba - Paraná - Brasil] 102- Caroline Niro ( Curitiba – Paraná – Brasil 103-Alexandre Batista(Londres-Inlaterra) 104-udson bergues de almeida 105 – Inês Calazans, Alemanha 106 – Anabela Martins – Portugal 107 – Luisa Sequeira – Silves / PORTUGAL 108 – Alzira Rodrigues – Silves / Portugal 109 – Cremilde Ribeiro – A. de Pêra / Portugal 110 – Augusto Miguens – Elvas / Portugal 111 – Natália miguens – Elvas / Portugal 112 – Manuela Santos – Carcavelos / Portugal 113 – Carla Santos – Oeiras / Portugal 114 – Maria Carlos Barreto de Carvalho – Carcavelos / Portugal 115 – Eliete Mendes – Lisboa / Portugal 116 – Conceição Oliveira – Lisboa / Portugal 117 – Mariana Domingues – Portugal 118 – Joana Murtinha – Portugal 119 – Filipa Almeida – Portugal 120 – Iolanda Fontes – South Africa 121 – Kalen Viljoen – South Africa 122 – Wendy Golding – South Africa 123 – Inge Strugnell – Botswana 124 – Philippa Lee – Botswana 125 – Ilse Swart 126 – Miche de beer 127 – Celeste Smit 128 – Jeneane Fourie 129. Stefnie de Beer (SA) Human beings ? How can we call ourselves that ! 130 Corné van Staden 131 Anna-Marié van Staden 132. Sheralee Scott ( South Africa ) 133 Bev Hindmarch ( South Africa ) 134. Ian Pardy (SA) 135. Dominic Porter (SA) 136. Carl Bennett (SA)  Sick Bastards!! 137  Dieter Rossler South Africa uncivilised idiots 138.  Vigie Naidoo, Johannesburg South Africa (how far western man??) 139.  Rodney Reddy S.A. — lily-livered, sure they’l never dare try this with some tiger or bull sharks 140.  Mira Naidoo, Johannesburg South Africa (shameful specimens called humans) 141.  Rocco Steffannelli, Bari Italy (senseless killing) 142.  Christian Hoffer,  Mank   Austria (Neanderthals!)? 143. Sarah Caine (SA) 144.  Lorraine Caine (SA) 145.  Elaine Caine (Sa) 146.  Lorraine Isaac (SA) 147.  Ronnie Isaac(SA) 148.  Angelique Mason(SA) 149.  Alysha Isaac (SA) 150.  Mary Joe Emde (SA) 151.  Nalisha Gangadien SA) 152.  Charlene Gangadien (SA) 153.  Cordelia Soobramoney 154.  Nicholas Soobramoney 155.  Gabriela Pillay 156.  Sarah Pillay 157.  Jaeden Chetty 158.  Sam Chetty 159.  Dean Prinsloo 160.  Nicole Pillay 161.  Janine Geldenhys 162.  Noeleen Pillay 163.  Vigie Naidoo, Johannesburg South Africa (Nordic barbarism!! – Climate Change?- go figure?) 164.  Colette Boyd 165.  Tanya Scheffel 166. Rob Armstrong 167. Megan Adriaanzen – Jhb S.A. This is the most appallingly, disgusting thing I have ever seen!!! 168. Gareth Adriaanzen 169. Aldorette Swanepoel 170. Steve Maree – Durban , South Africa 171.  Karen Robjant – and they are supposed to come from a civilised country – very sick people 172- Johnny Roy, Durban , South Africa .

173 Ann Horne Flemington NJ USA

174 Desmond J Thompson S.Afrca/Ireland

175 Wendy Sharpley

176Kathryn Agnew – South Africa

177. Liesl Medeira – Kuwait

178. Elcid Mendoza – Kuwait/ Philippines

179. Norvelyn Tolentino Lico – Kuwait/ Philippines- Have Mercy please!!!!

180. Mini Jayasheelan – Kuwait/India – World is our home

181. Praveena Pratheesh – Kuwait

182.Pratheesh Kumar – Kuwait

183. Shijo Pillai – Kuwait

184. Nidheesh Nair – India.

185. Divya Haneesh – India/Kuwait

186. Anitha Santhosh – India

187. SAIJU GS – India

188. Anoop Sajid P M – India

189. Ansar Bin Umsan- India

190.Cherrylyn Tan – Philippines

191. JOEL P. JARDELOZA – DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES

192. Albert B. Jubilo – Davao City, Philippines

193. Jeralyn ESTERNON – Baguio City, Philippines

194.Janine Grace Javier- Baguio City, PHILIPPINES

195. Arnold Donato – Philippines

196. Grace Adamos – Philippines

197. Liberty L. Catbagan – Philippines

198. madelaine n. cortez-philippines

199. frances orduna-philippines

200. Lorie Jane Solano-Philippines

201. Shahid Malik – Pakistan

202. Tevis Verrett-United States I am my brother’s keeper, even the animals that God gave us dominion over, what a horrid shame!

Well, Why Don’tcha Come Join the Tribe Called K2, over here on Facebook?

Hey y’all, To become a full and contributing member of the Tribe Called K2, you gotta tell us how to serve you, you gotta participate.  the best way to to do that is to join the K2 Tribe on Facebook. 1. Become A Fan One of the many inspirations to maintain the K2 fan page on Facebook was to provide our customers who are friends, who are family members with a really easy way to communicate with us, our Instructor staff, our Customer Experience Goddesses,  our numerous writers o’ the blog, and the folks who decide the vision of K2, including myself. . . . and to share with you some limited exclusive stuff that’s not published on the blog. The fan page was made for you! It’s updated on a regular basis and this is where we frequently share the beach dives, stuff going on with other family members, exclusive stuff that doesn’t necessarily make the email list.  Boat Dive deals as well as wickedly discounted trips abroad.  Also, if you DON’T live in Southern California, here is where you can tell us you are coming into town, and see if we dont wrap a BBQ around you! That being said, by becoming a Tribe Member o’ K2 on Facebook you’re actually helping us to grow. Becoming a fan is really easy. Once you’re logged into Facebook, go to facebook.com/k2scuba. As soon as you arrive, click on the “Become a Fan” button at the top of the page.   Let me quickly introduce some of the stuff we post on our fan page: Yesterday’s Best — if you look at the “News” tab, we go through our website to look for the most popular articles from the day before which we think may be of interest to you. Sneak Peek — In K2 HQ, we plot, plan and scheme how to make you giggle: beach dives, boat dives, beach parties, trips to far places where the sand is white, the water warm and gin clear, and the natives inviting.  This is where we ask you, “whatta you want to do? where do you want to go? K2 Asks — We love reader interaction and “Asks” is a series specially dedicated to our fans for this very purpose.   Promotions & Giveaways — In addition to that, we also occasionally post up promotions sent in by equipment manufacturers, providing you with a chance to get a free stuff, wickedly reduced stuff, and some great deals. You will also have the scoop on anything that happens on K2. Whether we’re looking for new  focus groups, new events, announcing a competition, we’ll look to Facebook and our fans first.   Ask Something — Anyone can write on our wall! This is where you can ask us anything; whether you’re having difficulties, need our opinion about a web service, equipment, recommendations on scuba junk, or simply just show your love for K2! The fan page is constantly monitored and no wall post goes unnoticed. We also have a groups page, this is where we announce our events such as beach dives, boat dives, demo days by manufacturers, etc. . . Click this dang link:  http://www.facebook.com/K2Scuba Hardcore Beach Diving and Drinking carbonated beverages while eating hot dogs Groups page: 2. Suggest K2 to Friends Like any new and exciting product, it’s only fun if you have someone to share it with; and our fan page is no different. As soon as you are a fan, you have the opportunity to recommend K2 to your friends. Click on the “Suggest to Friends” link and select everyone you’d like to share with and click “Send Invitations“.   This is really one of the best way you can help to us! 3. Once you’re a fan Now that you’ve joined the fan page, you’ll be kept well informed because our wall posts will appear on your Home page. In a glance, you’ll conveniently view the posts that were all the rave the day before — Yesterday’s Best; and what’s coming up the following day — Sneak Peek; as well as everything else we post on our wall. With every post on the Tribal wall, you may:   Read the full article (1) Publish the post on your wall and share it with your friends (2) Show other Tribal fans that you enjoyed the post by “Liking” it (3) Comment your heart out (4) By “liking” a post and commenting, you’re sharing the love with your friends (they’re more likely to read it if they know that a friend already has) and promoting interaction — which is what the fan page is all about. 4. The Easy Way To Share K2 Articles With Your Facebook Friends Sometimes, an article you enjoyed reading on the K2 Blog and found really useful may not be featured on our fan page (we don’t want to spam our fans with every article) but you can actually share the article with your friends quite easily! At the end of each article here you’ll see a “Share|f” button. It takes only two clicks. Click on that button and you’ll be forwarded to a special page where you can preview and customize a message for your Facebook friends.   When ready, cllick on “Share” to post the article to your Profile wall. That’s about it! Please don’t be shy to share what you think about the Tribe Called K2 by jotting a comment or two on our wall. We’re applaud suggestions and criticism from our fans. It won’t be any fun if we don’t receive feedback from you guys! We hope to see you on our Facebook fan page and join the other fans who are already enjoying the benefits of following us. Did you like the post? 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