
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
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