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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Warning!



In a message dated 8/13/01 12:10:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mholt@richmond.edu writes:

> Did you know that someone quite seriously suggested a submarine
>  that would swim like a fish?  A big, combat submarine.  Ah, the
>  good old days!
>  
>  
>  Mike
>  
Don't look now, but MIT managed to get a patent on a boat based on a penguin 
and is doing serious research into an ROV based on a tuna ("Hey, Martha! Look 
what I caught!"). They might also be looking into a power source that eats 
organic materials-such as food.

Anthony