PugJesus@lemmy.dbzer0.com to For sharing fascinating artifacts and replicas@kbin.socialEnglish · 10 months agoEarly experimental French diving suit, ~1882 ADlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageEarly experimental French diving suit, ~1882 ADlemmy.dbzer0.comPugJesus@lemmy.dbzer0.com to For sharing fascinating artifacts and replicas@kbin.socialEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareOliver@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI wonder how the got the seals tight. So many joints with some old technology. When they have atmospheric pressure, they can’t work with overpressure keeping the water out, as the ocean will be the overpressure trying to push the water in. 🤔 Wouldn’t trust this thing my life. :)
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 months agoOne of the key reasons this one never took off - they could never get it completely waterproof. Such is the fate of early prototypes!
I wonder how the got the seals tight. So many joints with some old technology. When they have atmospheric pressure, they can’t work with overpressure keeping the water out, as the ocean will be the overpressure trying to push the water in. 🤔
Wouldn’t trust this thing my life. :)
One of the key reasons this one never took off - they could never get it completely waterproof. Such is the fate of early prototypes!