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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Reference Material



I agree Jake.  The oceans have yet to be fully explored.  I would
venture a guess at only MAYBE 1/10 of the effort that we have put into
outer space.
Carl


Jacob Lauser wrote:
> 
> Has anyone read: "Concepts in Submarine Design" by
> Roy Burcher and L.J. Rydill? Forgive my current ignorance since I'm just
> discovering all these resources which may be universal reference books that
> everyone owns, but I thought I'd ask. If anyone is curious, my true love is
> space. But to be honest, I think the seas on our own planet are the new
> frontier of the 21st century, but few people realize it yet. Experience in
> submarines will go a long way toward understanding spacecraft I think. Both
> incorporate full life-support systems and deal with complex engineering
> concepts, except subs work in gravity under boyancy rather than in space;
> vacuum and no gravity. The problem with subs is that they can implode, and
> the problem with spacecraft is that they can explode. Many people want to
> skip right to space, but what's under our own oceans, I ask?  Forgive my
> babling. Thanks again...
> 
> - Jake Lauser

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