New Fish Species Discovered 4.5 Miles Under the Ocean

eldavojohn writes "The University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab (a partner in the recent census of marine life) has discovered a new snailfish. That might not sound very exciting, unless you consider that its habitat is an impressive four and a half miles below the ocean's surface (video). If my calculations are correct, that's over ten and a half thousand PSI, or about seventy-three million Pascals. The videos and pictures are a couple years old, as the team has traveled around Japan, South America and New Zealand to ascertain the biodiversity of these depths. The group hopes to eventually bring specimens to the surface. It seems the deepest parts of the ocean, once thought to be devoid of life, are actually home to some organisms. As researchers build better technology for underwater exploration, tales of yore containing unimaginable monsters seem a little more realistic than before."

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About seventy-three million Pascals

[Anonymous Coward]

Or over 3.6 trillion Cobols.

Re:About seventy-three million Pascals

[LynnwoodRooster]

Or, as any seasoned coder would tell you, a single line of C.

Sounds like..

[nilbog]

Sounds like this snail works well ...
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(puts sunglasses on)
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under pressure.
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......

(Sorry I seem to have gotten lost on my way to reddit...)

Wow that's amazing

[NotSoHeavyD3]

A fish that can live in solid rock. (I know, you meant 4.5 miles under the surface of the ocean.)