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James Cameron Spills the Details From His Deep Dive

Posted by Soulskill on from the rich-dudes-doing-science dept.

gbrumfiel writes "James Cameron has released the first batch of scientific results from his historic dive in March to bottom of the Mariana trench and an earlier series of test dives in the New Britain Trench. The Mariana Trench dive was the deepest by a human since 1960. Some of the most interesting results came from trips to the seafloor made by robotic vehicles built by Cameron's team. At the bottom of the trench, one of those robots found bizarre carpets of microbes coating rocks, that scientists say may have implications for the origins of life on Earth and other planets."

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  1. That door... by kc9jud · · Score: 5, Funny

    He still won't talk about that door, though... http://xkcd.com/1040/

    1. Re:That door... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      What!? That would not stop him. For,

      His name is James Cameron! The bravest pioneer! No budget too steep, no sea too deep. Whoâ(TM)s that? Itâ(TM)s him! James Cameron!

      James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is... James Cameron.
      --James Cameron

  2. Re:Wanted: More pictures in the article... by swanzilla · · Score: 4, Funny

    The microbial carpet wouldn't sign a photo waiver release form.

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  3. Raising the Bar (South Park) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is James Cameron!

    1. Re:Raising the Bar (South Park) by FacePlant · · Score: 3, Funny

      Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo James Cameron James Cameron

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