• Lev_Astov@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    US Subs has offered these for decades and they’re a legit commercial submarine firm. I’m not sure anyone actually wants to buy them.

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      8 months ago

      I read on a pop sci magazine years ago that “this is not the first time we have offered a design, but nobody was willing to buy one so it didn’t get built”

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      8 months ago

      Unless it’s a nuke sub that lets your rich ass just disappear under the water I don’t see the point. Cruising around under the surface with a snorkel up on diesel engines just seems like a straight downgrade. Why even go out of your bunker.

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        8 months ago

        Why even go out of your bunker.

        Beach litter and run, seal clubbing and, more importantly, getting away from pesky laws

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          8 months ago

          Sure, but you can do that on a yacht just as effectively and get a sun tan while you’re at it.

          Maybe their proposed market is evil albino billionaires. I think only Bera Ivanishvili qualifies.