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James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?

This post is co-authored by Al Dove and Craig McClain In the 1989 James Cameron sci-fi movie The Abyss, there’s a scene when Ed Harris’ character dons a special environmental suit that allows him to breathe an oxygen-laden liquid.  Thus protected from the risks of crushing deep-sea pressures (no air = no voids to collapse),... ? Read More: James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific
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What We Can Learn From The Curious Boy Who Just Went Deeper Than Any Person on Earth Has Before

Entertainment / Film : Film School Rejects (last year)

In 1989, James Cameron explored the fictional deep in The Abyss, and when he dove nearly 7 miles into the Mariana Trench, he unfortunately didn’t meet any gooey alien-like beings, but he did beat a solo dive record and figuratively ... Read Post

James Cameron journeys to the Challenger Deep, lives to tell the tale in 3D (video)

Technology / Gadgets : Engadget (last year)

It's easy for life to imitate art when you're armed with near billion dollar coffers. Taking a cue from his 1989 hit, The Abyss, James Cameron made a solo plunge down to the deepest part of the Earth -- a spot seven miles below sea ... Read Post

Cool as a sea cucumber: life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressures

Biology / Marine Biology : Deep-Sea News (last year)

In trying to explain to friends, colleagues and Twitter followers during recent days what James Cameron may have seen out that softball-sized window of the Deep Challenger submersible last Sunday, I’ve struggled to convey effectivel... Read Post


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