New Sub Dives To Crushing Depths

University of Washington Scientists are reporting that they have a new autonomous underwater vehicle that increases both the attainable depth and duration of deployment over current submersibles. Weighing in at just under 140 pounds, the "Deepglider" is able to stay out to sea for up to a year and hit depths of almost 9,000 feet. "Deepglider opens up new research possibilities for oceanographers studying global climate change. The glider's first trip revealed unexpected warming of water near the ocean floor, and scientists are interested in studying whether the temperatures are related to global warming."

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[Goalie_Ca]

For those who don't speak ancient google translated it to be:
9 000 feet = 2 743.2 meters

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[mcho]

Here in the US we don't use the Metric System, which is the tool of the devil! My car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it.

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[TheMadcapZ]

That joke is older than 1,000,000,000 Sun orbits around the Earth.

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[Cheapy]

Funny, that's exactly how I read it the first time. My first thought was "What the hell? Ancient google?" Only after reading it twice did I realize he forgot a coma. I think we should fix those kind of problems before our Metric vs. US Units problem :)

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[Cornflake917]

Only after reading it twice did I realize he forgot a coma. Well, memory loss is a common attribute people have when they wake up from comas.

Re:Funding guaranteed if ...

[east coast]

I'd like to test the effects of global warming on the production and recreational use of the marijuana plant. I swear to God it will be a scientific study.