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sounds like a great idea! it'd sure keep going back to the beach.

I wonder what the battery life time is and if they come in full length or just spring suit sizes.]]>Oct 26th 2006 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
Hah, because NO "big company" ever released a product without enough testing to ensure it was completely safe...

*cough* SONY *cough*]]>Oct 27th 2006 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Oct 26th 2006 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
Company announces new product, with the tag line: "Nothing keeps you warmer than fire."]]>Oct 26th 2006 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
Maybe Sony has found a new client for their exploding batteries!]]>Oct 26th 2006 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Oct 26th 2006 10:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
Wouldn't the electrical current be detectable and be worthy of closer inspection by a shark?]]>Oct 26th 2006 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
see www.jett.us.com
same technology is used in their heating vests]]>Nov 1st 2006 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Oct 27th 2006 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
dont think shark attacks or battery explosion a problem here people...]]>Oct 27th 2006 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Oct 27th 2006 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Oct 27th 2006 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
My brother is a hard-core water-skier, competes somtimes, goes out for fun more often. Every couple of years he and his buddies will have a New Years water-ski trip... they'll go out to the lake in Utah, break up the ice near the bank, and launch the boat. I'm going to have to send him this info, I'm sure he'd really appreciate all the warmth he can get while nearly freezing to death.]]>Oct 27th 2006 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Oct 27th 2006 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
but I see your point. haha]]>Oct 27th 2006 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Oct 27th 2006 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.ripcurl.com/products/gallery.asp?action=viewimage&categoryid=470&text=&imageid=3164&box=&shownew=.

Nice suit, but I couldn't bear the thought of showing up at the beach with F-bomb emblems proudly emblazoned on my suit.]]>Oct 27th 2006 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Oct 27th 2006 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/If the temperature indicated is actually correct, then it would be very, very hot in there. And if the water was, say 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit), then there would be a 100 degrees Fahrenheit difference. This means that if parts of your body were exposed (calves, lower arm, etc) they would feel extremely cold.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this suit a little too toasty (perhaps actually in the water it will be cooled down), and at these temperatures, I wonder how long the battery will last. ]]>Oct 28th 2006 3:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/
Anything that keeps you warmer in the water and prolongs your session is a good idea. Only thing is my hands and feet get cold a lot quicker than the rest of my body, and this is what drives me out of the water. Maybe heated gloves or boots would be a more sensible idea. Wetsuit technology itself is so good now that i can surf in 4 degrees C water in a 4/3mm Ripcurl suit for an hour without my body getting cold, eventually being driven in by cold hands and feet. Thinner warmer gloves should be the next big thing. Less resistance when paddling and longer in the water.]]>Nov 10th 2006 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/Dec 13th 2006 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/rip-curl-launches-the-h-bomb-worlds-first-heated-wetsuit/http://360guide.info/wetsuits/rip-curl-h-bomb-turn-on-the-heat-2.html it will be 1000$, would you buy one?]]>Jan 10th 2007 3:35AM