Why It’s Easier To Go To The Moon Than To The Ocean Floor [VIDEO]
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The ocean is deep enough to submerge the entire height of Mount Everest underwater. Over 500 people have been to space while… Only 3 People have reached the bottom of the ocean. It’s only 7 miles deep, yet impossible to access. Why so? The Ocean is a mysterious place and in order to enter it you will face the pressure, the darkness, the cold, the deep ocean sea monsters. Yet it is worth exploring, because of all the secrets that are hidden deep beneath it. From the remains of RMS Titanic, to spectacular animals and an abundance of valuable metals, the ocean is the final frontier left on Earth for humanity to explore.
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I'm very, very happy for other people to do either and watch the results from my warm, safe armchair!
Me too. It's fascinating, but not so fascinating that I'd risk my life and spend my time, money and energy exploring it myself. I'm also glad they added lengths in metric but I still have trouble phantoming the depths
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It really depends on how you look at it. That 500 people number is for people just barley getting out of our atmosphere. We have not gone very far into space. The furthest people have gone is the moon and the furthest our machines have gone is to the ort cloud. No one has gone to the closest star let alone the nearest galaxy. Comparing that to the ocean … really millions of people have been to the ‘bottom’ of the ocean if you are just talking about the edge of the ocean. My kids have snorkeled and swam in the ocean far deeper in direct ratio to the possible depth then people have explored space to the possible depth of space.
I was lucky enough to get a tour of Woods Hole and actually saw the Deep Sea Challenge in person. Was too cool. Being a diver I have a very great appreciation for the fact Cameron was at 1100 atmospheres in a tiny steel ball.
Tell your blue whale to stop hunting that giant squid and eat its krill instead
I'm very, very happy for other people to do either and watch the results from my warm, safe armchair!
Me too. It's fascinating, but not so fascinating that I'd risk my life and spend my time, money and energy exploring it myself. I'm also glad they added lengths in metric but I still have trouble phantoming the depths
Load More Replies... It really depends on how you look at it. That 500 people number is for people just barley getting out of our atmosphere. We have not gone very far into space. The furthest people have gone is the moon and the furthest our machines have gone is to the ort cloud. No one has gone to the closest star let alone the nearest galaxy. Comparing that to the ocean … really millions of people have been to the ‘bottom’ of the ocean if you are just talking about the edge of the ocean. My kids have snorkeled and swam in the ocean far deeper in direct ratio to the possible depth then people have explored space to the possible depth of space.
I was lucky enough to get a tour of Woods Hole and actually saw the Deep Sea Challenge in person. Was too cool. Being a diver I have a very great appreciation for the fact Cameron was at 1100 atmospheres in a tiny steel ball.
Tell your blue whale to stop hunting that giant squid and eat its krill instead
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