Yes, I know what you’re thinking and you, sir, have a filthy mind. And I admit that on first seeing these terrifying webbed-gloves, I thought the exact same thing. So let’s get our minds out of the gutter and take a look at the other advantages of wearing gloves that make you look like an amphibian gimp.
The name doesn’t help any: Darkfin sounds like a lame fish-wizard, but the contoured latex gloves will help you to swim more like a fish. The finger-flaps increase the surface area of your hands by 70%, letting you push harder against the water when diving, swimming, surfing or even sky-diving (in the air, obviously, not the water).
The Darkfin company says that the rubber won’t impede your manual dexterity, and that the gloves – if looked after – are tough enough to outlast a wetsuit. They have one other advantage, too – because of the increased force needed to push, you’ll get some hot-looking upper-body musculature in no time.
Just make sure that you never, ever leave these on your nightstand. $25.
Darkfin product page [Darkfin via Uncrate]
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This post was written by Journalist on November 11, 2010
