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Yeah, even the original scientific article didn't show the plastic bag itself. Had to go digging in the linked scientific database. Here's the entry for the pla
by vatueil 8y ago
Yeah, even the original scientific article didn't show the plastic bag itself. Had to go digging in the linked scientific database. Here's the entry for the plastic bag in the Mariana Trench, discovered in 1998 at 10,898 m (archive link to reduce burden of traffic): https://archive.is/qBl2y https://archive.is/qBl2y
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Photo (1801x1201): https://i.imgur.com/7RVIpJH.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7RVIpJH.jpg
Video (480x360, 2:55): https://gfycat.com/RightBitesizedBrownbear https://gfycat.com/RightBitesizedBrownbear
(Source: JAMSTEC deep sea debris database. Used for non-profit educational purposes.)
- sacado2 8y agoAmazing how the floor seems flat and even, down there. I would have expected... I don't really know, something looking more like the surface of the moon, that kind of thing.