Showing posts with label Wrecks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wrecks. Show all posts

Wednesday

Nice Watch

Watch made from Titanic remains

From Site:
Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome has launched a Titanic-DNA watch which has a retail price of anywhere between £4,400 and £70,000 depending on the consumer's choice of metals.
The reason for high price fetched by this watch that is made with steel from the remains of the wreck of the Titanic, which sank in 1912.
[via: http://www.deeperblue.net]
[via: www.romainjerome.ch]

Thursday

Marine Burglar Alarm

Marine burglar alarm squawks at the sound of bubbles

An underwater burglar alarm can listen out for the telltale noises of looters, and raise the alarm onshore
(Image: Tuncay Akal)

By Colin Barras
From Sit:
An estimated 1 million ancient shipwrecks litter the seafloor around the globe, proving a tempting target for looters and a nightmare for archaeologists and governments to protect.
But that could be set to change with the advent of a submarine alarm that can identify the telltale sounds of approaching treasure hunters in the hubbub of the oceans.
[via: http://technology.newscientist.com]