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Nereus deep sea sub 'implodes' 10km-down

17 points| morphics | 12 years ago |bbc.com

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[+] fugusaurus|12 years ago|reply
Could most of space inside these machines be filled with an inert liquid, perhaps built in as part of the cooling system, or cooled by a heavily armoured refrigeration system, so that most of the submersible was effectively incompressible?
[+] joshdance|12 years ago|reply
Was it operating at or near its limits? Article said it was 6 miles down, is it built go that low?