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A sequence of images drawn on a wall on the back of Etterbeek train station. Drawings by BONOM & LORK.

Back in 1977, James Bond took a Lotus Esprit for a swim in The Spy Who Loved Me. It’s only fitting that Swiss design company Rinspeed, known for its crazy concepts that often involve playing in the water, has based its newest creation on the Lotus Elise. Called the sQuba, this submersible convertible was first previewed back in December, but the firm has released tons of high-res photos, video and new information on its water toy.

The sQuba is an all-electric vehicle with three motors, one to drive the car on land and two to power a pair of screw drives for underwater movement. These are aided by two Seabob jet drives that “breathe” through rotating louvers mounted on the car’s fenders and appear to give the car its maneuverability underwater.

Some might think a submersible convertible sounds like a submarine with a screen door, but Rinspeed has got a handful of reasons why it didn’t go with a closed cockpit. Safety is one, because in an emergency, occupants might not be able to exit a closed cockpit vehicle underwater. Buoyancy was another, as the vehicle would’ve needed two tons of extra weight to offset the volume of air inside a cockpit, which would’ve seriously compromised the car’s on-road handling. The small issue of breathing underwater is solved by an onboard breathing system that works like, what else, scuba gear.

As it is, the sQuba appears to act just like a normal Elise on land and rides on a stainless coil-over suspension wearing Pirellis wrapped around custom forged lightweight AEZ wheels (17-inches in front, 18 out back).

Other unique features include a salt-water resistant interior, super high-friction diamond abrasive materials so you don’t float out of your seat, and a laser sensor system for driverless motoring that’s been field tested at the DARPA Challenge. Clearly, Rinspeed has thought of everything, imbuing the sQuba with more technology than Q gave James in that old Esprit.

Check out the video from Rinspeed showing the sQuba in action after the jump, as well as high-res photos showing all the components of the car in our gallery below.

[Source: Rinspeed]

One fine day, the owner forgot his keys inside his Audi A4 2.0 TDI. He thought, well… no probs, lets break the side window and get in… and this happened… Remember, its a normal Audi, not a bullet proof glass or something. This is when you know why they are so costly…

PS: Dont try this on your Maruti 800

So why were so many corpses buried here, and who was responsible for the works of art? In 1278 the Cistercian abbot of Sedlec, Henry, traveled to Palestine and the ‘Holy Land’, bringing home a sample of earth from Golgotha which was later, upon his return, sprinkled over the grounds of his local cemetery. The grounds were immediately considered scared, and hence became a much sought after location for relatives to bury their dead. In the 14th century, the Black Death spread the bubonic plague across Europe and now 30,000 bodies all wanted a resting place within the sacred grounds. Such vast numbers of dead led to the creation of the ossuary in 1511 by a half-blind monk who gathered up the bones to be stacked up within the ossuary, making space for new corpses, which were soon taken up by more victims from 15th century Hussite Wars. The ossuary itself is situated in the basement of the All Saint’s Chapel.

Frantisek Rint, wood carver and artist was employed by the Schwarzenberg family to imaginatively compose the bones into works of art; amongst his creations came the Schwarzenberg family’s coat of arms, and a chandelier containing every bone in the human body (although I couldn’t say whether this includes the smallest bones found in the human ear!), composed of several bodies. In the four corners of the ossuary sit four ‘bells’, pile upon pile of bones carefully stacked with a hollowed centre.

Its a bit late, but check out this artist’s rendition of Indian Christmas…. my god.. its so true…. I hope i had more facts about this video, but this is all the information there is:

This video i made some years back for my most fave game GTA San Andreas. The video is dedicated to the Groove Street Families and the life of a hoody on the streets of Los Santos. The song is Still D.R.E. by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg. Enjoy..!!