Wouldn't it become an artificial coral reef in a few months time. Unless
they're gonna use a coral-proof material (plastic maybe) in which case the
phone booth will stick out like a sore thumb.
   I sure hope this is some sort of a joke. I mean if this thing is widely
accepted, sooner or later we would see underwater phone booths, an internet
station, maybe a digital camera downloading station, underwater souvenir
shops, underwater theatre, underwater arcades where you get to play
waterproof pinball machines etc...
  On the other hand, the 'cordless' version might come in handy during
emergencies ...


- Angelo






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-Dave


2. WEIRDLY WIRED

An Underwater Phonebooth

France Telecom has invented a phonebooth that works underwater.
A UK-based news source is reporting that the system comprises
a buoy fitted with a GSM phone relay that connects to an
underwater phone booth. The terminal is connected to the buoy
by a wire, and is equipped with a telephone keyboard. A special
mouthpiece prevents the user from drowning while using the phone.

The product is pitched at "professionals working underwater",
presumably divers, archeologists and victims of rising sea levels.
France Telecom is planning to roll out the system in 2002. The
company is investigating a cordless version of the technology
that dispenses with the phone box and uses ultrasound or weak
electrical currents.