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Aiming For a Commercially Available Submersible

Posted by Soulskill on from the bond-villains-take-notice dept.

Zothecula writes "In three years, if you happen to be 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) beneath the surface of the ocean, keep an eye out for the Cyclops. No, not the hairy giant, but the 5-passenger submersible. Once it's commercially available in 2016, it should be 'the only privately owned deep-water manned submersible available for contracts.' 'That 7-inch-thick hull will be made of carbon fiber, in which individual strips of pre-impregnated fiber are individually placed within the carbon fiber matrix. Developed by Boeing, this technique is said to offer finer production control than the more traditional filament winding process, and should allow the Cyclops to withstand the 4,300 psi (300 bar) of water pressure it will encounter at its maximum diving depth – the earlier-mentioned 3,000 meters.' As for why it's called the Cyclops, just check out its one-big-eye-like 180-degree borosilicate glass observation dome."

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  1. 5 Passengers? by idontgno · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How many kilos of high-value cargo would that be?

    Will buying one of these put you on a watch list in one of the Wars on <noun>?

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    1. Re:5 Passengers? by ackthpt · · Score: 2

      How many kilos of high-value cargo would that be?

      Will buying one of these put you on a watch list in one of the Wars on <noun>?

      The real question is: How many seasons could they get out of it before it dives under the shark?

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    2. Re:5 Passengers? by CanHasDIY · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Assuming a weight capacity of 200 lb/passenger (doesn't seem an unreasonable estimate), minus the weight of the driver, you'd be able to fit about 363 Kilos of coca... I mean, 'supplies,' for an 8 hour journey. Maybe a little longer since there'd only be 1 oxygen-user on board.

      Will buying one of these put you on a watch list in one of the Wars on ?

      Are you kidding? Just talking about it probably got us both added to a watchlist or two.

      Side note, OT: How the hell do you escape greater/less than signs???

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    3. Re:5 Passengers? by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 3, Informative

      Side note, OT: How the hell do you escape greater/less than signs???

      Slashdot uses a subset of HTML tags and codes. &lt; and &gt; does it, <see?> although you don't have to put in a escape sequence for a greater than that doesn't match a previous less than; Slashdot doesn't swallow those.

    4. Re:5 Passengers? by Thud457 · · Score: 2

      Watch list? How quaint.

      The NSA has decided that profiling isn't PC, so they just watch everybody now. More fair that way, don'tcha know.

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    5. Re:5 Passengers? by hotdiggity · · Score: 2
      Don't worry about the Wars on .

      Don't even worry about the Wars on <verb>.

      Shit's gonna get real when they begin the Wars on <adverb>. And, worse, the Wars on <preposition>.

    6. Re:5 Passengers? by BitZtream · · Score: 2

      I'm on the 'watch list' at this point, been verified by my recent trips through airports and encounters with security ... slashdot posts are the only reason for me to be there as I never really say shit or post anywhere else. Started immediately after I pointed out that I had been through many TSA checkpoints where the stupid fucks didn't even catch my pocket knife in pat downs, metal detectors both wand and full body, and of course body scanner bullshit. I never took my pocket knife on intentionally, its just that its been in my pocket for 35 years so I tend to not think about it until I'm already in the security line ... at which point, no matter what I do, I look suspicious if I try to correct the problem. I learned instantly that the incompetent TSA won't find it, so why bother doing anything special. After my original slashdot post about this issue, I stopped carrying it, fortunately for me as thats when they started singling me out.

      Keep that in mind.

      No, I don't have proof, but I suddenly get extra verification on EVERY SINGLE FLIGHT I take, my drivers license is no longer an acceptable ID, I have to bring my passport. I get pulled aside and violated in various ways, consistently when going through airport security security, including going to that nice secret fucking room in the back where they ensure that you miss your flight even though you were hours earlier than you needed to be ... and of course your missed flight is your problem, not theirs.

      You joke ... you shouldn't, it'll become obnoxious real quick if you're unlucky enough to get flagged. Don't think for an instant that your posts here won't bite you in the ass, my coincidence is too outstanding to ignore.

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  2. One up by stewsters · · Score: 2

    As long as we are showing off design concepts, howabout more luxury:
    http://mashable.com/2013/06/06/migaloo-submarine/

  3. How about something not a concept by HuguesT · · Score: 2

    AFAIK you can buy this one...

  4. 300 Bar of pressure? by mandark1967 · · Score: 2

    How much is that in Rosanne Barr?

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    1. Re:300 Bar of pressure? by mandark1967 · · Score: 2

      So, basically, 2 Sally Struthers or .5 Rosie O'Donnells...got it.

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  5. Yes, the hairy giant. by pspahn · · Score: 2

    When I think of Cyclops, the first adjective that comes to mind is 'hairy'.

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  6. For the uninitiated by Skiron · · Score: 4, Informative

    Every 10 metres from the surface, divide by ten and add 1. i.e. at 60 metres depth, that will be 7 bar (105 psi), at 300 metres that will be 31 bar (465 psi).

  7. gosh, my schedule is full then by swschrad · · Score: 2

    thanks anyway, I can't make it to 3000 meters deep that year. unless I make enemies in Joisey...

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  8. Not the first by Maudib · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.stanleysubmarines.com/

    Though he doesn't go as deep.

  9. Triton Submarines by Hammor · · Score: 2

    Triton Submarines makes 2-man and 3-man subs designed for 1000 or 3300 foot depths. "The 3300/3 played a major role in the expedition to capture the first ever footage of the Giant Squid" which a few of you probably saw on the Discovery Channel. They are one of a handful of companies designing models capable of visiting the Challenger Deep (repeating the feats of the Trieste in 1960 and James Cameron in 2012).

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  10. Mir by vuo · · Score: 2

    Mir. The interesting thing is that the CIA killed this project, leaving only the two pieces already produced. They feared that the technology was too advanced to be sold to the Soviet Union. They promised the manufacturer compensating orders from the West, but you should never trust the U.S. government - this was of course a lie.