Is it possible to scuba dive to the bottom of Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean with normal scuba gear?
Monday, July 4th, 2011 at
11:28 am
The deepest a person can dive in scuba gear is about 100-150 feet. The Mariana trench is 35,994 ft. At that depth the pressure of the water is about 1000 time sea level pressure. You would die instantly.
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The deepest a person can dive in scuba gear is about 100-150 feet. The Mariana trench is 35,994 ft. At that depth the pressure of the water is about 1000 time sea level pressure. You would die instantly.
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Not even close.
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Not if you wish to survive the trip. You would be crushed by the pressure of the water above you, long, long before you reached the bottom of the trench.
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Technical diving is a term used to describe all diving methods that exceed the limits imposed on depth and/or immersion time for recreational scuba diving. Technical diving often involves the use of special gas mixtures (other than compressed air) for breathing. The type of gas mixture used is determined either by the maximum depth planned for the dive, or by the length of time that the diver intends to spend underwater. While the recommended maximum depth for conventional scuba diving is 130 ft, technical divers may work in the range of 170 ft to 350 ft, sometimes even deeper.
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I hope this is helpful.
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http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/diving/technical/technical.html
No, the pressure would crush you.
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I don’t think so. The Marianas Trench is deeper than Mt. Everest is high. Climbing Mt. Everest without oxygen takes a long acclimatization process,
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In addition to being crushed by the pressure, you’d also freeze. 🙂
Edit: Not sure why the thumbs down, it’s true.
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No human can survive a depth of maybe about 200 feet.
The Mariana Trench is several miles deep. A human would be dead long before he reached even one mile.
If a human was able to reach the bottom of the ocean at the Mariana Trench (via submersible or something similar), he would be dead within seconds of leaving the submersible.
It is simply not something that humans can do.
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No, don’t take this risk the pressure will crush you
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http://www.scubaplex.com/