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One of the most interest facts about this disaster is that if the submarine was standing on its tail straight up, its nose would be sticking 150ft OUT of the water it sunk in.

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It was 155m long and the ocean was 108m deep, in case anyone else was wondering.

I didn't realize how big the submarine actually was

- Ohio class - US' largest: 18,750 tonnes displaced submerged, 170m long, 13m beam

- Typohoon-class - USSR's biggest: 48,000 tonnes displaced, 175m long, 23m beam

- Oscar II-class (Kursk) - 19,400 tonnes submerged, 154m long, 18.2m beam

I think I read something similar about the Edmund Fitzgerald i.e. it sank in water that was less deep than the length of the ship.

And yet even in that shallow of water the pressure would have been around 10 atm. It's amazing how dangerous something as mundane as water can be.

This is the first time I see someone refer to 100m deep as shallow.

It only takes a little over a minute to walk 100m. And if I stand at point A and look at point B, 100m away, it doesn’t feel far away either.

That’s why I think even though I am only able to swim what 4 meters or something down, maybe less, 100m under the water sounds really little for a submarine. Also probably because I have no experience with submarines so I was imagining that for the most part they would be many hundred meters under the sea level.

it's all relative!

nothing but respect for water

Definitely a strong contender for favorite 3-atom molecule

Sangamon's Principle

Which sounds good, but isn't Nitrous Oxide actually pretty fucking bad for you if you use it continuously?

Similarly, a human can drown in only a few inches of water, not even enough to fully submerge you while lying face first in it, let alone while standing.

Water is not to be trifled with.

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