188. Legendary Undersea Explorer Robert Ballard — Into the Deep: A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic
The Michael Shermer Show
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Dive Deep - Atmospheric Pressure
When sitting on your porch at home or walking down the street close to sea level, you have 14 point six pounds of force on each square inch of your body. Once you go under water, there's another atmosphere of pressure on you for each 33 feet that you dive. Atmospheric pressure is always a factor to be aware of as you dive this deep. When i dove down to 20 thousand feet in the bathes gas, i watched my viewport flow into the cabin. Tisplexy glass, people don't know, is a super cool liquid. It's not a solid, so it can flow. And thank goodness, tend i remember. I love these scenes where you're just
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