When Andrew Thaler (@SFriedScientist) asked me for my home address a few days ago, I was…well…concerned. I have the tendency to be drawn to friends…
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Tag: submarine
How to shrink a styrofoam cup and other side effects of deep ocean pressure
Too much pressure can be a good thing. Extreme pressure in the earth’s mantle squeezing carbon together creates diamonds and aids Rihanna’s ability to shine…
View More How to shrink a styrofoam cup and other side effects of deep ocean pressureSo you think you know Marine Metagenomics?
Metagenomics is so easy to understand, right? Scientists just go out and get DNA sequences from…stuff…in the environment. And then they answer lots of questions,…
View More So you think you know Marine Metagenomics?Of great whites and great depths
On Friday I had cause to meet with a gent called Marco Flagg and it turned into one of the more interesting chats I’ve had…
View More Of great whites and great depthsSubmarine with Tank Treads
I for one welcome our new future. No longer will we have to choose between tanks and submarines when we need to go to…
View More Submarine with Tank TreadsPimp My Alvin
Alvin’s interior will be getting a redesign as a new larger titanium has been forged. It is 3, rather than 2, inches thick, with an interior…
View More Pimp My AlvinSuperyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines Mashup
Why choose when you can have both?. Grape jelly and peanut butter in the same jar? Done! Chocolate and wine together? Done! The great tase…
View More Superyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines MashupBritain’s Unaffordable Defender of the Realm
This sub very posh and quite brill indeed. “This is the best submarine in the world. It is virtually undetectable, has reinvented the periscope and…
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Navy Allows Women on Subs
What started off 2 years ago as a joke by sub enthusiasts, will now be a reality. The Navy has made it clear that it…
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