Flipping your fins you don’t get too far, but underwater scooters are designed to zip you around. Hold on tight to the Geneinno S2Opens in a new tab for rides up to 2.7 miles per hour. That may not sound that fast but it is about half the top speed of Michael Phelps, who obviously swims much faster than the average person. Dart above coral reefs or dive down 100 feet to look at the world around you, right there on the ocean floor. Maybe you’ll even meet some friendly dolphins who want to playOpens in a new tab with you. And it won’t cost much, just $359 and you can begin your adventures under the sea.
We saw this cool personal sea scooter on DesignTAXIOpens in a new tab. It only weighs six pounds and Geneinno touts it as being only slightly larger than a MacBook laptop at 19 by 10 inches (though it is also six inches tall). That’s still smaller and cheaper than the average personal underwater engines on the market. This one runs for about an hour. It also has a GoPro mount so you can share all your adventures with those poor unfortunate souls back on land. Interestingly, there’s an app that connects to the scooter. It includes a parental control function that can shut down the motors, which seems like a feature right out of a James Bond movie. Here’s hoping there’s no villains in your life waiting to disrupt your underwater plans.
For the well-funded underwater enthusiast, there’s personal submarines shaped like a manta rayOpens in a new tab or like a giant underwater bubbleOpens in a new tab. Geneinno also sells other ways to document your underwater adventures, like camera drones for $2,400. Or you could always just make a version out of LEGOOpens in a new tab. If you’re more of an indoor person and don’t actually want to get wet, you’ve still got options. There’s a great selection of underwater video gamesOpens in a new tab to spend your time with instead.
Melissa is Nerdist’s science & technology staff writer. She also moderates “science of” panels at conventions and co-hosts Star WarsologiesOpens in a new tab, a podcast about science and Star Wars. Follow her on Twitter @melissatruthOpens in a new tab.
