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Old 30 July 2006, 23:08   #1
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Err... This IS a scam, right?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AQUA-SKIPER-OR...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old 31 July 2006, 00:22   #2
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Scam.
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Old 31 July 2006, 02:08   #3
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http://www.inventist.com/index.php?o...ask=view&id=10

I don't think it is - though what happens when you stop is beyond me. If you look the foil is pretty long - think of it like pushing an oar down into the water.

There are other designs out there as well.

http://www.gizmag.co.uk/go/4038/gallery/
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sure I saw this on TV not long ago
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Not a scam - seen lots of video of them working!
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When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!
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Old 31 July 2006, 09:35   #6
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Cool!
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Old 31 July 2006, 09:51   #7
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Good for getting from the RIB to the beach.
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Old 31 July 2006, 09:55   #8
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Good for getting from the RIB to the beach.
Yeah I can see that. It'd be interesting trying to get from the beach to the rib though unless there was a platform on the beach you could 'launch' yourself from.
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Old 31 July 2006, 10:40   #9
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I bet you don't do that for more than 5mins at a time!
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I bet you don't do that for more than 5mins at a time!
Bet you don't do it on anything other than a duck pond I notice they don't show you it going through waves
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