# Air Swimmers Shark **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 9, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360 "2011-11-09T04:11:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/1 "2011-11-09T04:11:44Z")
I guess this is the right section for this, feel free to move it is not. I want one of these: [Air Swimmers - Awesome RC Flying Shark and Clownfish! - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIJINiK9azc&feature=related) [Toysrus.com, The Official Toys”R”Us Site - Toys, Games, & More](http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11562289&affcode=1113863&searchdef=2194806&k_clickid=5d3e78b5-7e54-9949-52b0-00004286f03d&002=2194806&006=10442045206&007=Search&008=&009=e&012=air%20swimmers%20shark&021=11614156394#) Does anyone here have one? If so, what do you think of it? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/2 "2011-11-09T04:20:12Z")
We have to get one for **Scylla.** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/3 "2011-11-09T05:49:07Z")
I got the Clown Fish version for my nephew’s 12th birthday in September. It’s fun! ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/4 "2011-11-09T05:59:50Z")
Thanks. I needed to get my brother something for his birthday. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/5 "2011-11-09T07:04:28Z")
I got the shark for my nephew’s birthday in September. It is ridiculously cool. It’s surprisingly huge and the tail motion is awfully realistic. I feel very smug that I was able to catch it in stock in such a narrow window of opportunity that I never did get an email about it. ---
**Author:** ![SunSandSuffering](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/6 "2011-11-09T10:05:25Z")
Wow, beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/7 "2011-11-09T11:38:03Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > We have to get one for **Scylla.** 😃 I dunno, this one might kill him. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/8 "2011-11-09T14:43:09Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > We have to get one for **Scylla.** 😃 Heh. Now I gotta go Dope surfing and find that thread. Nearly laughed myself into a coma while reading \*\*Scylla’s \*\* tale. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/9 "2011-11-09T14:48:27Z")
Is there a model with Xmas lights and a Santa cap? I’d definitely go for one of those. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/10 "2011-11-09T15:16:02Z")
[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=160851) you go **Scubaqueen** This is one of my favorite Dope threads. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/11 "2011-11-09T16:10:27Z")
I would add a voice box with a recording saying “Candy gram!” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/12 "2011-11-09T16:20:41Z")
Encinitas and shantih, do they seem sturdy? I read in some reviews that some people had problems with the find falling off. Any problem with that? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/13 "2011-11-09T19:28:03Z")
A friend has one. His girlfriend is scared of sharks, so he surprised her with it at their Halloween party a couple weeks ago. It’s really cool, if a little hard to steer based on the difficulty the people playing with it seemed to be having. That could have been due to the alcohol, though. > [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > Encinitas and shantih, do they seem sturdy? I read in some reviews that some people had problems with the find falling off. Any problem with that? It seemed pretty sturdy to me. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/14 "2011-11-09T19:50:17Z")
> [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > Encinitas and shantih, do they seem sturdy? I read in some reviews that some people had problems with the find falling off. Any problem with that? Sturdy enough, but I wouldn’t treat it as a pinata. My dad taped the fins on securely and they’ve stayed in place so far. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/15 "2011-11-09T19:55:07Z")
> [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > Encinitas and shantih, do they seem sturdy? I read in some reviews that some people had problems with the find falling off. Any problem with that? I had no reports of failures, but it definitely takes an adult to put it together as the fins are rather delicate. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/16 "2011-11-09T20:33:11Z")
How does it change um… altitude and attitude. In one of those vids, I saw the clown fish coming down stairs. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/17 "2011-11-09T23:08:11Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=160851) you go **Scubaqueen** This is one of my favorite Dope threads. Well worth bookmarking, it’s a minor classic. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/18 "2011-11-10T00:00:14Z")
The San Jose Sharks will occasionally break out a couple shark-shaped blimps for home games. I’d love to try to sneak one of these into the Tank. Think I can hide a mini helium tank under my shirt? ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/19 "2011-11-10T00:55:30Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > How does it change um… altitude and attitude. In one of those vids, I saw the clown fish coming down stairs. There’s a … thing … on a track on the underside of the shark, which is weighted. The remote control can make that thing, which doubtless has a name, move forwards or backwards, and that plus the movement of the tail controls the level of the blimp. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360/20 "2011-11-10T00:58:40Z")
The cats are gonna love this…😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-swimmers-shark/602360.md?page=2)