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1911: Chester E. McDuffee’s Patented Diving Suit (PHOTO)
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Posted on 01/21/2013 6:12:10 PM PST by DogByte6RER
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The suit looks like it belongs in Captain Nemo's wardrobe
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:13:14 PM PST
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
Looks like he had the basics down that would later evolve into the JIM suit...
...which has descended to 1,000+ feet.
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:17:20 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: DogByte6RER
Mysterious man. Was his nickname “Scotty”? Did he suggest making the suit out of transparent aluminum?
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:21:42 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Nothing will change until after the war.)
To: DogByte6RER; Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!
That thing could kick Westinghouse Robot's metal arse any day of the week.
To: DogByte6RER
That’d take some guts to go down in that.
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:22:26 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: DogByte6RER
It really does look like something out of this world.
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:25:09 PM PST
by
yarddog
(One shot one miss.)
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:27:01 PM PST
by
Rides_A_Red_Horse
(Fair is a place you go to eat cotton candy and step in monkey poop)
To: DogByte6RER
MacDuffee (what a name) looks like a real man.
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:28:14 PM PST
by
yarddog
(One shot one miss.)
To: Joe 6-pack
MacDuffee’s joints weren’t watertight, so pressure in the suit had to equal the surrounding water, right?
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:31:41 PM PST
by
ZOOKER
( Exploring the fine line between cynicism and outright depression)
To: DogByte6RER
Dog,
That would look Great in
you’re local duck pond !
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:35:52 PM PST
by
Eccl 10:2
(Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
To: DogByte6RER
Reminds me of a Big Daddy.
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:36:13 PM PST
by
chris37
(Heartless.)
To: ZOOKER
If it is not watertight, what is the purpose of the suit?
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:36:55 PM PST
by
yarddog
(One shot one miss.)
To: DogByte6RER
To: ZOOKER
Yes, if the pressure in the suit equals the water pressure it would keep the water out. Sounds like the suit is partially water tight so it would keep most of the water out. So the pump just needs to keep up with the water. At 214 feet its about 7.47 atmospheres.
Diving bells work using a similar process.
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:48:56 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: chris37
Carmagnolle Diving Suit, 1882
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:55:40 PM PST
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
My latent claustrophobia just reared its ugly head.
GET ME OUTA THIS THING!!!!
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:56:34 PM PST
by
DManA
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
It's obviously a lady's diving suit. But only a badass lady, like this one carrying a M-16 on a Tel Aviv beach, could wear it.
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posted on
01/21/2013 6:58:38 PM PST
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
That one weight twice as much and leaked like a sieve.
There were devices as early as 1715 apparently.
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posted on
01/21/2013 7:06:23 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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