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href="/web/20111006193642/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-tsunami-capsule/20043/picture/143909/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cosmopower.jpg" title="The floating Noah capsule is designed to be used in the event of earthquakes or tsunamis (..." width="504" height="240" alt="The floating Noah capsule is designed to be used in the event of earthquakes or tsunamis (..." border="0"/></a><div class="pic_caption"> <p>The floating Noah capsule is designed to be used in the event of earthquakes or tsunamis (image from New Cosmopower)</p> <strong><a href="/web/20111006193642/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-tsunami-capsule/20043/picture/143909/" class="orange">Image Gallery</a> (7 images)</strong> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <div id="top_unit"></div> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> <p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>New Cosmopower, a small Japanese company, has created a floating capsule to be used in the event of earthquakes or tsunamis. Following the devastating loss of life during the Tohoku earthquake in March this year, the "Noah" capsule was designed to preserve life in the face of another major catastrophe - just like its biblical namesake.</p> <ul id="gallery_images"> <li><a href="/web/20111006193642/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-tsunami-capsule/20043/picture/143909/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/cosmopower-0.jpg" title="The Noah capsule is designed to preserve life in the event of a major catastrophe (image f..." alt="The Noah capsule is designed to preserve life in the event of a major catastrophe (image f..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006193642/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-tsunami-capsule/20043/picture/143910/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/cosmopower-1.jpg" title="The bright yellow capsule, made from enhanced fiberglass, can house up to four adults and ..." alt="The bright yellow capsule, made from enhanced fiberglass, can house up to four adults and ..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006193642/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-tsunami-capsule/20043/picture/143912/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/cosmopower-3.jpg" title="The Noah capsule features a porthole window, air vents and a bright exterior for easy reco..." alt="The Noah capsule features a porthole window, air vents and a bright exterior for easy reco..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111006193642/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-tsunami-capsule/20043/picture/143913/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/cosmopower-4.jpg" title="The shape of the shelter also provides a strong external surface, which is resilient to hi..." alt="The shape of the shelter also provides a strong external surface, which is resilient to hi..."/></a></li> <li id="view_all"><a href="/web/20111006193642/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-tsunami-capsule/20043/picture/143909/" class="blue">View all<br/></a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <p>The bright yellow capsule, made from enhanced fiberglass, can house up to four adults and is water- and fire-resistant. It also features a porthole window, air vents, and a bright exterior for easy recognition in the water. "A yellow shelter is likely to be found because of the high luminance in the sea," says Cosmopower.</p> <p>The shape of the shelter also provides a strong external surface, resilient to hits, shock and landslides.</p> <p></p><div style="width: 340px; height: 255px" class="article_img"><a href="/web/20111006193642/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-tsunami-capsule/20043/picture/143914/" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/cosmopower-5.jpg" width="340"></a></div></p> <p>The Noah capsule is now available from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642/http://newcosmopower.com/menu1.html" target="_blank">New Cosmopower</a>, which is also in the process of developing a group capsule that will accommodate up to 12 adults.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/30/japan-mini-noahs-ark_n_988484.html" target="_blank"><em>The Huffington Post</em></a></body></html></p>  <div id="bottom_unit"> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> </div>  <span class="title">Share</span> <div id="article_share" class="dotsontop"> <span class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="gizmag">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006193642js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> twttr.events.bind('tweet', function(event) { if (event) { var targetUrl; 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Given the choice I'll take a boat with a sturdy V hull and a big airboat engine. </p> <img src="/web/20111006193642im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Slowburn</span> <span class="date">- October 5, 2011 @ 03:00 am PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-83788" class="a_comment"> <p>You really want to test this thing? Put someone in it and send it over Niagra Falls. If it survives that then it should survive a Tsunami. </p> <img src="/web/20111006193642im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Jeff K</span> <span class="date">- October 5, 2011 @ 04:57 am PDT</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-83791" class="a_comment"> <p>I don't read Japanese but it seem to me that if it has air vents it must have a way for water ingress as well, I think it would get "quite stuffy" with four people hyperventaliting inside, trapped in a land slide or underwater. 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