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submitted 2 weeks ago by just_another_person@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] sramder@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

Followed shortly by ‘oh shit’ and ‘we dropped two weights’ then ‘guys, it’s getting kind of wet in here…’

Just kidding, mostly.

Serious question: how does a submarine know how much it weighs?

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Explosive decompression is almost instantaneous at that depth. They wouldn't have had a chance to even blink.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, it was definitely intended as ~~humor~~ an attempt at levity.

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