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Innovator interview: aquaSketch – Write & draw on paper underwater

November 23, 2019 • Equipment
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Inventor Mark Hagan, who has developed a scrolling sketch pad using waterproof mylar and a smaller model that can be worn on the wrist, enabling divers and researchers to write and draw underwater, was interviewed by X-Ray Mag at the DEMA Show, held November 13-16 in Orlando, Florida.

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AquaSketch inventor, Mark Hagan, holds the wrist-size version of the device, which scrolls 8 feet of mylar, allowing divers to write and draw underwater on paper

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Interview with owner and inventor Mark Hagan, whose scrolling sketch pad with 30 feet of waterproof mylar and smaller wrist model with 8 feet of mylar allows divers and researchers to write and draw on paper underwater (6 minutes). For more information, go to: aquasketch.com

 

 

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