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Monday, 26 September 2005
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David Pescovitz:
Invented by Vladimir Vlad, the electric field shark repellent wet suit
is, er, outfitted with piezoelectric ceramic fibres. As the wearer
moves through the water, it generates several volts that will freak out
any nearby sharks. From New Scientist:
 If
the diver sees an undeterred shark and swims fast to get away âo[base "] a
natural reaction, one suspects âo[base "] the suit generates much higher
voltages and stronger fields.
If the shark still fails to get the message and bites the
suit, it gets a shock in the mouth and âo[base "] hopefully âo[base "] gives up for
the day.
Link to New Scientist article, Link to US Patent Application (via Gizmodo) [Boing Boing]
10:20:13 PM 
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