RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alien sub

["Greg Snyder" <snyde032@tc.umn.edu>]

Geez Phil-
Great story, but I would hope a true Alien would have better taste than the
James Bond Car wannabe.
How about a nice 3rd eye for a periscope?

At any rate, I hope someday I can be so important that I don't have to "talk
to anyone..."

Or maybe the kid who invented it couldn't get a hall pass for recess to come
to the principal's office to accept phone calls - I don't know, You be the
judge.

Sincerely,
Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of Phil Nuytten
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:57 PM
To: INTERNET:personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alien sub


Hi, Mike:
        No, it wasn't a mock-up . . .exactly . .but it wasn't real, either.
Kind of hard to explain. It was fibreglass and metal and acrylic and paint
- but in the wrong shapes, sizes, thicknesses, etc., I talked to the guy in
the checked suit and pointed at the "windows"  and said " a thousand feet
??" He said " Yaass, can be modified for a thousand feet" , "Oh", I said "
Like,  make the windows round, and much smaller and thicker and mount them
into a heavier hull??" "Yes . . .something like that, but I'm not the
technical person"  - I asked,  innocently,  "Oh, is he here? - I'd like to
talk to him"  The sales guy said " That won't be possible, I'm afraid . . .
he doesn't talk to anyone" (really). And that was that. I took a couple of
pictures, scratched my head over the idea that anyone past the 3rd grade
would think this anything other than a wet sub with its tubes tied . . .and
went back to our booth. Then I got to thinking . . . .what if it really was
designed by an 'Alien' . .Holy cow!! and they know where our booth is . .
.but, fortunately, no tractor beams, no "go to the lighhht, phhhilll" .  .
. .Kinda disappointing, actually.
Phil Nuytten