The other ‘oddity’ was the box fish. The box fish is almost a cube with a pointy front end. You would think in terms of drag, this fish would be like a brick swimming through the water, but it is actually incredibly mobile around the reefs.
Mercedes took this idea and created the Mercedes Bionic; a boxy, yet sleek car with an awesome Cd of .19.
I wonder what this type of design would do here in the U.S. with our love affair for SUVs. We feel like we need SUVs just to go to the grocery store, so instead of changing our culture, this would meet the demands of the public, while meeting the demands of the environment.