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Isn't this like a huge waste of energy?

• adql 3y ago
  It's nothing compared to amount of power to the engines, you don't need kilowatts to "just" hold a ballast
• andruby 3y ago
  I don't think weight is a huge issue for submarines (unlike say airplanes), so taking a few batteries along should be fine. (I don't know anything about subs) you could even store a few batteries in the ballast.
• nvusuvu 3y ago
  Clear tradeoff for safety.
• ceejayoz 3y ago
  Between "waste some power on a magnet" and "we're permanently stuck on the bottom of the ocean about to run out of air", I know which one I'd pick.
• HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
  There's a difference between a "waste of energy" and a failsafe emergency system that happens to use a lot of energy.