From here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathysphere#cite_ref-Gould_2-9

I read about this ages ago, but I've never forgotten the story of the hatch being launched back from the bathysphere with the force of a cannon. Absolute miracle no one was killed when this happened, honestly.

  • Crucible [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    wtyp Did a good one on the Byford Dolphin explosive decompression. 5 people died and the quickest one was a guy being pushed through a crack in a door like a playdough machine by the decompression

    • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      O_O

      Dying of the ultra-bends has to be one of the worst possible ways to go (among relatively quick deaths, anyway)