Dolphin Man!
October 15, 2005 6:49 PM Subscribe
"I have now made my own flexible dolphin monofin, look at the drawing and the pictures. When I am in the pool I really look like a too large fish ;-)))." Isn't "monofluke" more appropriate? (Via)
I like the guy's motivation, initiative and such, but I've always found the idea of monofins a bit restrictive... I mean, why glue your legs together if you don't have to (especially when simple muscle control will do the trick)?
That way, should you need to bust out a single leg (often useful in rocky areas), you can without thought.
That said, these are the fins I use (and swear by): Picasso Sub
Similar to this guy's design, they work best with a smooth "dolphin kick", but aren't restricted to such.
Thanks for the link though brundlefly!
posted by numlok at 7:20 PM on October 15, 2005
That way, should you need to bust out a single leg (often useful in rocky areas), you can without thought.
That said, these are the fins I use (and swear by): Picasso Sub
Similar to this guy's design, they work best with a smooth "dolphin kick", but aren't restricted to such.
Thanks for the link though brundlefly!
posted by numlok at 7:20 PM on October 15, 2005
I was thinking -- from the point of view of a shark, this just makes the swimmer look more like something tasty and nutritious.
But then again I *would* think that, wouldn't I?
posted by clevershark at 7:48 PM on October 15, 2005
But then again I *would* think that, wouldn't I?
posted by clevershark at 7:48 PM on October 15, 2005
Heheh. I should have guessed that this guy also builds his own recumbent bicycles.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.... Actually his bikes look pretty sweet, except for the amount of heel strike.
posted by Popular Ethics at 8:23 PM on October 15, 2005
Not that there's anything wrong with that.... Actually his bikes look pretty sweet, except for the amount of heel strike.
posted by Popular Ethics at 8:23 PM on October 15, 2005
I was thinking -- from the point of view of a shark, this just makes the swimmer look more like something tasty and nutritious.
I have often heard - don't know if its true or not, but the clumbsy way humans normally swim is what attracts sharks. Our for legged flailing around looks too much like a injured seal and such. So; its possible swimming like this will make a person seem less like a tasty morsel, and more like an undersea critter capable of escaping.
That is, of course, unless you're flailing around anyway because you can't figure out how to make the damn thing work.
posted by [insert clever name here] at 9:27 PM on October 15, 2005
I have often heard - don't know if its true or not, but the clumbsy way humans normally swim is what attracts sharks. Our for legged flailing around looks too much like a injured seal and such. So; its possible swimming like this will make a person seem less like a tasty morsel, and more like an undersea critter capable of escaping.
That is, of course, unless you're flailing around anyway because you can't figure out how to make the damn thing work.
posted by [insert clever name here] at 9:27 PM on October 15, 2005
Yeah. If you actually look like a dolphin, a shark probably won't fuck with you. After all, there might be other dolphins around.
posted by brundlefly at 10:11 PM on October 15, 2005
posted by brundlefly at 10:11 PM on October 15, 2005
A dolphin is not a fish; it is a mammal. Marine mammals have horizontal tails; fish have vertical tails.
"The mermaid: not enough woman to love, too much fish to fry." -- Nipsey Russell
posted by neuron at 11:44 PM on October 17, 2005
"The mermaid: not enough woman to love, too much fish to fry." -- Nipsey Russell
posted by neuron at 11:44 PM on October 17, 2005
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