ExiledInIllinois Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, WhoTom said: Or Buffalo. Air conditioners and furnaces aren't natural. The fact is, humans live in climates where we aren't naturally equipped to survive, but using technology, we control the internal climate. Spacecraft and ocean vessels are just extensions of climate-control technology. When something goes wrong with the technology, the result can be death, as in the people who die during heatwaves or deep freezes because power is out. Good point! BUT I argue that fire is more natural. NASA determined in the 1950s (1958 to be exact) ....THAT the human body can survive from about 4°C to 35°C (39°F to 95°F)... Basically unprotected. https://www.nib.com.au/the-checkup/what's-the-hottest-temperature-the-human-body-can-cope-with I don't need a furnace really to keep my house 40°F... Even when it's really cold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Warcodered said: I'd rather get to see the Earth from space than look at a mass grave at the bottom of the ocean. Agreed. Although it could be interesting to visit unexplored parts of the ocean. Places nobody has ever been before. We literally have no idea what we’d encounter. Could be nothing, could change everything. Fox was interviewing a guy who’s been on one of these dives and he described the descent .. 3-4 hours of free fall through the dark, but you see the phosphorus light from the sea creatures all around you light up outside the window.. that visual does seem pretty wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 In case you have heard yet, they found the sub blown to bits. Imploded from the enormous pressure. At least they went fast rather than slowly running out of air. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: In case you have heard yet, they found the sub blown to bits. Imploded from the enormous pressure. At least they went fast rather than slowly running out of air. Can't be that bad. Why fight it... Try to sleep as much as you can to conserve oxygen... Hopefully you don't wake up. Gotta be better than instantly turned into this: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 28 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Can't be that bad. Why fight it... Try to sleep as much as you can to conserve oxygen... Hopefully you don't wake up. Gotta be better than instantly turned into this: Better to go unexpectedly in a flash than linger for days knowing rescue is unlikely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: In case you have heard yet, they found the sub blown to bits. Imploded from the enormous pressure. At least they went fast rather than slowly running out of air. Agree. It was interesting to hear the dumb ass reporters ask if the Coast Guard had thoughts on recovering the bodies. Sad. Sounds like the Navy had some secret ***** that they knew they imploded. But that national secret *****. Still sad. May all of the dead the rest in peace. Edited June 23, 2023 by Irv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, Irv said: Agree. It was interesting to hear the dumb ass reporters ask if the Coast Guard had thoughts on recovering the bodies. Sad. Sounds like the Navy had some secret ***** that they knew they imploded. But that national secret *****. Still sad. May all of the dead the rest in peace. Good thing we keep our national secret ***** secret! 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 11 hours ago, Irv said: Probably not the best time to ask this but I am curious. If given the option, and it was free, would you go down to the Titanic in a submersible or get shot up into space in a rocket? What's behind your answer? They both look pretty ******* dangerous to me. Space. Definitely space. Way more time, money, and professional expertise has been spent doing that. We are way better at it as a species. Plus, I think the payoff is better with what you get to see and experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 22 hours ago, Draconator said: Space. The idea of being weightless even for 5 minutes is super cool to me. You can book a ride on an airplane with a gutted interior....they go way up to like 40,000 feet, and then go into a dive. For like 45 seconds or so, while in that dive, you become weightless and might as well be in space from that perspective. You can float around the plane and do somersaults, etc. Check it out! I would take space over deep sea. The ocean scares the hell out of me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 22 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Don't go where you're not naturally equipped to survive. This is why you’ll never see me in PPP. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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