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Title: James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench
Post by: Tank on March 20, 2012, 04:36:11 PM
James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17399978)

QuoteHollywood director James Cameron may be close to making a dive to the deepest place on Earth.

In a one-man submarine, he plans to dive 11km (seven miles) down beneath the waves to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, in the western Pacific.

There has only ever been one manned dive there, and that was half a century ago.
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Mr Cameron and his team have set sail to reach the trench and are now waiting for calm weather to begin the dive...

He kept this quiet so he could get down there before a bunch of others trying to do the same. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041435)

Title: Re: James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench
Post by: Piratenerforsej on March 31, 2012, 06:51:48 PM
Must be frightening to be down there all alone...
Title: Re: James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench
Post by: Sweetdeath on March 31, 2012, 07:37:23 PM
That is pretty damn awesome.
Title: Re: James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on March 31, 2012, 08:01:11 PM
Wow. Humans are incredible sometimes.
Title: Re: James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench
Post by: Tank on March 31, 2012, 08:24:04 PM
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 31, 2012, 06:51:48 PM
Must be frightening to be down there all alone...
Couldn't be claustrophobic and do that!
Title: Re: James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench
Post by: Firebird on April 01, 2012, 05:55:05 AM
Pretty cool. He's a fascinating guy. He also invented the cameras that were used to film "Avatar".
Title: Re: James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench
Post by: Piratenerforsej on April 01, 2012, 03:45:24 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 31, 2012, 08:24:04 PM
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 31, 2012, 06:51:48 PM
Must be frightening to be down there all alone...
Couldn't be claustrophobic and do that!
Absolutely not.

Quote from: Firebird on April 01, 2012, 05:55:05 AM
Pretty cool. He's a fascinating guy. He also invented the cameras that were used to film "Avatar".
He did? I didn't knew that. ...He's cool.
Title: Re: James Cameron gets ready to dive to the Mariana Trench
Post by: Guardian85 on April 07, 2012, 08:37:46 PM
Obviously a man of many talents. Great film maker. Electrical engineer. Submarine captain....