Comments on: Underwater gliders http://www.starchamber.com/2004/11/underwater-gliders.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:32:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike (in a mood) http://www.starchamber.com/2004/11/underwater-gliders.html#comment-598 Mike (in a mood) Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:48:17 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=954#comment-598 They used the hydrogen to power the propellors?! Ingenious!! They used the hydrogen to power the propellors?!

Ingenious!!

]]> By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2004/11/underwater-gliders.html#comment-597 Ned Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:48:16 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=954#comment-597 Well, yes, the Hindenburg (and all powered dirigibles) sort of had the capabilities I'm describing. But they were too big to be easy to manage, and they didn't generate forward motion merely by changing their buoyancy. Instead, they used gas-powered propellors, just like the airplanes of the day. Well, yes, the Hindenburg (and all powered dirigibles) sort of had the capabilities I’m describing. But they were too big to be easy to manage, and they didn’t generate forward motion merely by changing their buoyancy. Instead, they used gas-powered propellors, just like the airplanes of the day.

]]> By: Kristin http://www.starchamber.com/2004/11/underwater-gliders.html#comment-596 Kristin Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:09:19 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=954#comment-596 Wasn't that the Hindenburg? Wasn’t that the Hindenburg?

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