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The outcome everyone knew would happen. I don't understand the desire to go to that depth to see a sunken ship when I presume there is camera footage of it avai

The outcome everyone knew would happen. I don't understand the desire to go to that depth to see a sunken ship when I presume there is camera footage of it available. You can't get out and do anything, your view is probably pretty crappy given the thickness of any see through material. I see the allure with Everest and the view for your 60 seconds at the top must be impressive and it is a physical feat. But a sunken ship? I don't get it. It would be pretty cool to send down a camera to get footage all around it at various angles and then build an app for a VR headset.

qeternity 3y ago
> when I presume there is camera footage of it available. Not sure if this is sarcasm...
- janalsncm 3y ago
  I think they mean footage of the Titanic.
  - qeternity 3y ago
    There is a whole movie with footage filmed by James Cameron over a dozen dives. It won an Academy Award…
    - 00kevn 3y ago
      What's it called?
      - vijayr02 3y ago
        Avatar - The Way of Water
- throwuwu 3y ago
  The camera footage is probably better than whatever you could see through a few inches of porthole
  - mattbrewsbytes 3y ago
    Yes that was the intent with my comment. A specialized camera for that depth is going to capture better images than what you'll see thru whatever "window" is on the sub.
    - qeternity 3y ago
      I was talking about the movie Titanic…
smoe 3y ago
> It would be pretty cool to send down a camera to get footage all around it at various angles and then build an app for a VR headset. Recently they published a full 3d scan of the Titanic wreck constructed from 700,000 images taken. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65602182 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65602182
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago
  That looks incredible. Would be really cool to explore in VR.
Gwypaas 3y ago
There is a difference to seeing it yourself. Hugely different. Getting a submarine certified to commercially dive it is another magnitude of cost compared to this venture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Limiting_Factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Limiting_Factor
n8cpdx 3y ago
This could be a killer Vision Pro commercial, like the “Apple Watch saved my life” ads. If you compare to the submersible trip, Vision Pro is quite the bargain. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-o-bx_E5OkM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-o-bx_E5OkM
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elromulous 3y ago
The desire is motivated 100% by bragging rights for the uber rich. So they can recant their journey as an intrepid explorer (/s) at a cocktail party with their other smug uber rich friends. Same for going to space.
- rowanG077 3y ago
  This is such a bad take. As if rich people suddenly lose the ability to feel novelty. As if a normal person going to see the grand canyon is "So they can recant their journey as an intrepid explorer (/s) at <a neighborhood barbecue.>" Maybe, just maybe, the ultra rich have similar motivations as most other people and want to see cool shit. They just have way more spending money to make whatever they want a reality.

qeternity 3y ago

> when I presume there is camera footage of it available. Not sure if this is sarcasm...

janalsncm 3y ago
I think they mean footage of the Titanic.
- qeternity 3y ago
  There is a whole movie with footage filmed by James Cameron over a dozen dives. It won an Academy Award…
  - 00kevn 3y ago
    What's it called?
    - vijayr02 3y ago
      Avatar - The Way of Water
throwuwu 3y ago
The camera footage is probably better than whatever you could see through a few inches of porthole
- mattbrewsbytes 3y ago
  Yes that was the intent with my comment. A specialized camera for that depth is going to capture better images than what you'll see thru whatever "window" is on the sub.
  - qeternity 3y ago
    I was talking about the movie Titanic…

smoe 3y ago

> It would be pretty cool to send down a camera to get footage all around it at various angles and then build an app for a VR headset. Recently they published a full 3d scan of the Titanic wreck constructed from 700,000 images taken. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65602182 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65602182

ChuckNorris89 3y ago
That looks incredible. Would be really cool to explore in VR.

Gwypaas 3y ago

There is a difference to seeing it yourself. Hugely different. Getting a submarine certified to commercially dive it is another magnitude of cost compared to this venture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Limiting_Factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Limiting_Factor

n8cpdx 3y ago

This could be a killer Vision Pro commercial, like the “Apple Watch saved my life” ads. If you compare to the submersible trip, Vision Pro is quite the bargain. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-o-bx_E5OkM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-o-bx_E5OkM

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elromulous 3y ago

The desire is motivated 100% by bragging rights for the uber rich. So they can recant their journey as an intrepid explorer (/s) at a cocktail party with their other smug uber rich friends. Same for going to space.

rowanG077 3y ago
This is such a bad take. As if rich people suddenly lose the ability to feel novelty. As if a normal person going to see the grand canyon is "So they can recant their journey as an intrepid explorer (/s) at <a neighborhood barbecue.>" Maybe, just maybe, the ultra rich have similar motivations as most other people and want to see cool shit. They just have way more spending money to make whatever they want a reality.