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Sub Reaches Earth's Deepest Place

Posted March 26, 2012 8:02 AM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

Film director James Cameron returns to the surface after becoming the first person in 50 years to reach the deepest point in the ocean, the Mariana Trench.

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Re: Sub Reaches Earth's Deepest Place

03/26/2012 9:22 AM

What the article doesn't say was that he did not return alone.

*cue spooky music*

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Re: Sub Reaches Earth's Deepest Place

03/27/2012 1:38 PM

I'm impressed. Despite the fact that other, non-manned, "systems" might be able to collect more usable "data," for less money, I think nothing replaces the human mind and senses for immediate perception and basic analysis. They should be striving for being able to have both.

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