More Dangerous Than Space | Alien Deep

the Hawaii undersea research lab has two

the Hawaii undersea research lab has two of only a handful of deep diving

of only a handful of deep diving

of only a handful of deep diving submersibles in the world

the subs were built in the 70s during

the subs were built in the 70s during the Cold War

but they’ve recently been refitted and

but they’ve recently been refitted and equipped to film in HD

usually the subs dive solo so one is

usually the subs dive solo so one is always available to assist in an

always available to assist in an

always available to assist in an emergency this time both will be in the

emergency this time both will be in the

emergency this time both will be in the water together

if something goes wrong the nearest

if something goes wrong the nearest rescue vehicles would never get to them

rescue vehicles would never get to them

rescue vehicles would never get to them in time we’re pretty much going to outer

in time we’re pretty much going to outer

in time we’re pretty much going to outer space and in a way it’s more dangerous

space and in a way it’s more dangerous

space and in a way it’s more dangerous than outer space if you get a leak in a

than outer space if you get a leak in a

than outer space if you get a leak in a spacesuit you can always take a piece of

spacesuit you can always take a piece of

spacesuit you can always take a piece of tape and seal it but a leak in a

tape and seal it but a leak in a

tape and seal it but a leak in a submarine under the great pressures of

submarine under the great pressures of

submarine under the great pressures of the abyss is a whole different ballgame

the abyss is a whole different ballgame

the abyss is a whole different ballgame any of the housing is protecting our

any of the housing is protecting our

any of the housing is protecting our cameras our lights fail they go off like

cameras our lights fail they go off like

cameras our lights fail they go off like a bomb causing an instant implosion that

a bomb causing an instant implosion that

a bomb causing an instant implosion that sends off a shockwave damaging

sends off a shockwave damaging

sends off a shockwave damaging everything around it

even a pinprick leak would be a disaster

even a pinprick leak would be a disaster so every time we do a dive every system

so every time we do a dive every system

so every time we do a dive every system is being tested by this tremendous

is being tested by this tremendous

is being tested by this tremendous pressure that’s trying to get into any

pressure that’s trying to get into any

pressure that’s trying to get into any little weak spot on the subs the sub is

little weak spot on the subs the sub is

little weak spot on the subs the sub is a framework of components flotation and

a framework of components flotation and

a framework of components flotation and fiberglass panels all bolted to a 7-foot

fiberglass panels all bolted to a 7-foot

fiberglass panels all bolted to a 7-foot steel sphere the steel is an inch thick

steel sphere the steel is an inch thick

steel sphere the steel is an inch thick but pierced by 28 holes for cables if

but pierced by 28 holes for cables if

but pierced by 28 holes for cables if any one of them fail they’d create a

any one of them fail they’d create a

any one of them fail they’d create a 3,000 pound per square inch water jet

water at that pressure is so destructive

water at that pressure is so destructive it’s used to slice through metal

each year after their annual overhaul

each year after their annual overhaul the subs must be recertified the pilots

the subs must be recertified the pilots

the subs must be recertified the pilots take them down on their first dive of

take them down on their first dive of

take them down on their first dive of the season as far as I’m concerned it’s

the season as far as I’m concerned it’s

the season as far as I’m concerned it’s the most dangerous dive of the year