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This video is pretty interesting... it's not a bad idea really! helps if you can understand French
http://www.ina.fr/sp...s-l-eau.fr.html

I don't speak French...12 minutes plus???
I gave up!
Dino

Does that thing still exist?

Jonni, on 21 April 2011 - 12:56 PM, said:

No, I don't think it lasted to long.. apparently those little cabins were taking on quite a bit of water

Amusing idea, but the challenge of maintaining such a system in salt water would be daunting enough, much less rescue and insurance in today's economic environment.

Here are a few additional links:

Short web page description:
http://www.expenatur.../telescaphe.htm

Half page from Popular Mechanics. Also note the early cordless phone!:
http://tinyurl.com/3mu25bc

Google auto-translation from a French diving website. Some bizzarre traslating, but good photos:
http://tinyurl.com/3gu8f3a