http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Men to cross English Channel in pedal-powered submarine" en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:45:29 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16693#post-226571 Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:42:56 +0000 slowcoach 226571@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"If we can move 3 tons into hardly ever explored places with only a quarter of a horse power, do we really need a 80 hp car to do some shopping 2 miles from home?" from their <a href="http://www.projetpoissonpilote.com/en/expedition.html">website</a><br /> (their previous trips include flying in a hot-air balloon underground!?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16693#post-226555 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 17:05:57 +0000 drnoble 226555@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36998316" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36998316</a></p> <p>"A French duo attempting to cross the English Channel in a pedal-powered submarine have aborted their mission one day in after they found faults.<br /> ... the pair discovered a fault with the sonar and later found traces of carbon monoxide inside the vessel."</p> <p>A crazy idea, but they are not that mad if they stopped for safety reasons </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16693#post-226552 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:20:12 +0000 Darkerside 226552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>100m deep! Some serious faith in one's engineering. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16693#post-226546 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 11:37:18 +0000 ih 226546@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>" The pair, who have designed and built the vessel themselves, told the Plymouth Herald they expected the trip to take <strong>seven days</strong>." My bold.</p> <p>The standard schoolchild question is, how do they go to the toilet? I wouldn't want to be amongst the welcoming party in St Malo. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16693#post-226545 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 11:07:57 +0000 chdot 226545@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36967146" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36967146</a> </p>