Underwater breather has raised $800k+ despite being scientifically impossible

Re:Underwater breather has raised $800k+ despite being scien... by jlg23 on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @11:07AM (#11381992)

I'm not convinced by either side. The "scientific explanation why it is impossible" stresses the 230 liter/min that must pass through the device. While this number sounds large, one cubic meter holds 1000 liter.

But yes, an independent test would be great.

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Re:Underwater breather has raised $800k+ despite being scien... by sschueller on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @11:13AM (#11382034)

This is 100 l/min : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gauj_2nbjkU

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Re:Underwater breather has raised $800k+ despite being scien... by jlg23 on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @11:24AM (#11382106)

Uhm.. yes... thanks. I have a pretty solid understanding of volumes. And a youtube-video of "100 l/min" does not qualify as scientific argument for me.

The relevant questions for me are:

a) What's the actual active surface of the gills?

b) Is the device actively sucking in water or does it rely on immersion alone?

It is pretty easy to fork through thousands of liters per minute (ever cleaned a pool?).

Yes, I am still very skeptical, but I do give people who put their name behind something at least the benefit of the doubt.

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