[ExI] robo-rescue

[Keith Henson]

This is a silly idea. I can list the extensive problems such a thing would
have, but so can you.

Keith


On Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> Someone asked, mighta been John, if a submarine could fly.  Perhaps, in
> the sense that these boats fly:
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_c0UdcDoyc
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> We can imagine an autonomous submersible which doesn't move much while
> under water, but surfaces, mounts up on its hydrofoils, goes like hell for
> a few minutes or until a satellite detects it has been fired upon, it
> launches drone countermeasures against whatever fired upon it, then drops
> below the surface until the threat passes overhead.  Sitting still and
> quiet under water, it would be undetectable.  It is then the flying
> submarine battleship aircraft carrier.
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> spike
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