Factoid/2009/03/04
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New Dolphin-Inspired Swim Fin Can Double Swimming Speed
- The Lunocet is "a 2.5-pound monofin made of carbon fiber and fiberglass that attaches to an aluminum foot plate at a precise 30-degree angle. Lunocet users have already hit about eight miles (13 kilometers) per hour [swimming], nearly twice as fast as Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Michael Phelps at his speediest." - excerpt from this Scientific American article.
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