Video of the Week: Inverted Underwater Ice Skiing

June 2, 2009 by maria  
Filed under Scuba Videos

You’ve got to see it to believe it! At first, you’ll think it’s just somebody skimming over ice. But as it turns out, the diver taking the video is actually skimming right under the frozen ice! Pretty cool!

Video of the Week: Don’t Mess with a Titan Triggerfish!

May 24, 2009 by maria  
Filed under Scuba Videos

Triggerfish may be beautiful, but they are quite deadly! They may look harmless, but they have been known to attack divers, especially during mating season. The diver in this video got a little too close to the titan triggerfish during lunchtime and got to feel the wrath of this fish!

Video of the Week: Bahamas Wreck Diving

May 17, 2009 by maria  
Filed under Scuba Videos

This week’s featured videos is an awesome wreck diving video straight from the Bahamas!

Man-made Fins Propel Swimmers Through the Water

May 13, 2009 by maria  
Filed under Gadgets, Scuba Videos, eco-friendly diving

Ciamillo’s Lunocet fins will make you faster than Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps. The fins promise to propel swimmers up to speeds of 8 miles/hr, almost twice as fast as Phelps’ fastest clocked time of 5 miles/hr. The fins mimic the more efficient fins of dolphins and whales and can even push a swimmer out of the water.

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Video of the Week: Manta Rays in Komodo National Park

May 10, 2009 by maria  
Filed under Features, Scuba Videos

The video for the week was taken at the Komoda National Park in Indonesia. This national park is popular among divers because of the rich biodiversity in the locale, particularly the large manta rays that can be found there. This video shows some of the more beautiful examples of the great creature.