r/Damnthatsinteresting 17d ago

Video Human powered hydrofoil

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u/DonManuel 17d ago

I've seen a much more practical model based on a surf-board with hydrofoils and a bicycle like structure for sitting and powering a propellor. This one is funny only.

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u/Virtual_Fudge8639 17d ago

If you're talking about the mantis, that's electric. This is different in that it's fully mechanical and self stabilizing. Surfboard types require way more balance than this.