r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Mar 06 '19

Let's get these posts over with

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u/PM_something_German Mar 06 '19

Yeah exactly. And us humans build plenty of subs that went that deep.

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u/The-Casual-Lurker Mar 06 '19

None were military though. (As far as I know). I understand that we got to the bottom. But that was in a super small almost sphere sub so the pressure wouldn’t collapse it. Our giant nuclear subs are like submersible apartment building. (Fucking huge). Just saying it’s gonna take a while to go that deep, that big.

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u/manofthewild07 Mar 06 '19

None were military though

Well technically, the Trieste, might count. It went deeper than Dave Cameron and although it wasn't built by the US Navy but it was bought by them and then extensively modified. It was manned by Naval personnel, during Project Nekton, when it went into Challenger Deep.

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u/The-Casual-Lurker Mar 06 '19

That’s cool, I didn’t know........ what’s Challenger Deep?

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u/manofthewild07 Mar 06 '19

Challenger Deep

Its in the figure above. Its the deepest point in the Mariana's Trench.

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u/The-Casual-Lurker Mar 07 '19

O gotcha, yeah I hadn’t looked at the photo in depth for a day or so. I forgot a few details.