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Tow This New Sub Behind Your Truck

U-Boat Worx, the Dutch company, just introduced the lightest personal submarine ever at its facility in Curacao. It weighs just 4,400 pounds, and you can tow it behind your truck, launch it from land, or deploy it from your yacht. The new sub, called Nemo, comes in one- and two-person versions, and can dive down to 330 feet. The two-seater weighs 5, 510 pounds. The company says that it has the same footprint as two jet skis. The actual dimensions are 9’ 2” long, 7’ 8” wide, and 5’ 1” high. Nemo is built to be owner-operated, so now you…

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Nemo: World’s Smallest Dive System

Here’s a new way to explore underwater (at least to ten feet underwater) without all the hassle of a scuba tanks. Nemo, from Blu3 (pronounced “blue”), is a ten-pound, battery-operated portable dive system that’s so user-friendly that you can even take it on the plane with you. A U.S. company, Blue3 says that Nemo, with its patent-pending technology, is the world’s smallest dive system. It’s designed particularly for people who are used to snorkeling but want to explore farther underwater. Nemo consists of a buoyant foam rectangle and tube with a custom battery-powered compressor, which pumps air to the diver…