Written on August 24, 2008 – 3:00 am | by Bogdan Alex |

Want to beat Michael Phelps at the next Olympic Games? I guess you can’t really use fair methods in order to achieve such a feat, so why not use a Lunocet Monofin device? Just make sure you’re using it somewhere by the beach so Mike can’t see that you’re using it.

Phelps might be the fastest swimmer out there, splashing water at around 5 miles per hour, but when you get to use the carbon fiber Lunocet, you will be able to easily break the waves at 8mph. Maybe they can make a more compact version (read invisible) in the near future, so no one would know about our little booster.

According to Gizmodo, the Lunocet weighs about 2.5lbs out of the water, but in the water it’ll almost feel like it’s non-existent. It is constructed from silicon wrapped in carbon fiber with a titanium footplate, and can give you the same power on a downstroke as an upstroke. Coupled with a pair of strong legs the monofin could theoretically generate enough power to drive a human completely out of the water, just like dolphins are able to make their flips.

Lunocet could be selling for an estimated price of $1,250 to $1,800. However, the first tests are scheduled to be conducted by DARPA, so I don’t think we’ll be getting our hands on this baby that soon.