Comments on: Piccard’s Submarine Balloon (Dec, 1947) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: fernblatt http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-1044487 fernblatt Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:06:09 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/#comment-1044487 Interesting that In This Modern Day no other craft has gone that deep since, not counting the small japanese robot probe that was lost several years ago Interesting that In This Modern Day no other craft has gone that deep since, not counting the small japanese robot probe that was lost several years ago

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-514436 Firebrand38 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:21:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/#comment-514436 Yes it was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathyscaphe_Trieste Yes it was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathyscaphe_Trieste

]]> By: mrchurchill109 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-496439 mrchurchill109 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:40:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/#comment-496439 No reason in the world that would't have worked. Does anyone know if this thing ever was used as a man-carrying vehicle? No reason in the world that would’t have worked. Does anyone know if this thing ever was used as a man-carrying vehicle?

]]> By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-495721 Blurgle Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:22:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/#comment-495721 Now I can't get <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddEIICbllAI" rel="nofollow">this</a> out of my mind. Thank you so very much. Now I can’t get this out of my mind. Thank you so very much.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-494186 jayessell Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:16:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/#comment-494186 <i>If it survives the <b>titanic</b> crushing force at this depth, a total of more than 72,000 tons upon its spherical shell, it should serve its purpose successfully.</i> Just missed mentioning the Titanic! If it survives the titanic crushing force at this depth, a total of more than 72,000 tons upon its spherical shell, it should serve its purpose successfully.

Just missed mentioning the Titanic!

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-493647 jayessell Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:54:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/11/piccards-submarine-balloon/#comment-493647 Make it so! Make it so!

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