Smash Lab - Long Range Life Boat
This episode of Smash Lab aired back on March 23rd.
The Challenge: Use team would use torpedo technology to design a manned Coast Guard lifeboat that can be dropped onto an ocean rescue scene from a long-range plane in a matter of minutes.
The Material: A phenomenon called supercavitation, where a bubble is formed behind an object that travels through water at a high rate of speed. The bubble sheaths the vessel in an armor of water vapor, reducing its drag by as much as 70 percent, possibly enabling a rescue boat to be dropped straight out of an airplane and survive the impact with the water.
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