In 1960, the Trieste, a manned submersible owned by the U.S. Navy, descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
2006-06-09 11:52:20
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answered by Anonymous
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There was an excellent documentary made by the BBC a few years ago called the Blue Planet. It was narrated by Sir David Attenbourough and provided some footage of the Marianas Trench. The submersible was unmanned but they fouund that there is a surprising amount of life down there. To my Knowledge tho I don't think there is a manned submersible that can go that deep.
2006-06-14 02:20:21
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answered by BEAN 1
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As tonalc1 wrote, the United States did back in 1960.
" The challenger deep is located near the southwestern extremity of the Mariana Trench and was first explored in 1960 by Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard & US Navy Lt. Donald Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste", a US Navy owned submersible manned vessel (Designed by Jacques Piccard's father Auguste) which set a record by diving to a depth of 10, 900 meters (35,810 feet).
The scientist had the brilliant idea to use 70 tons of gasoline to fill the 50 foot long sub's floats, knowing that gasoline was lighter than water, which in turn was used to flood the submersible's air tanks, enabling its descent. As the depth increased, the gasoline compressed, which reduced the sub's buoyancy and accelerated its progress until about 5 hours later, the Trieste had reached the ocean floor, withstanding over 16,000 pounds of pressure per square inch."
2006-06-09 14:49:12
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answered by AF 6
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One day, a blonde named Sally was putting together a puzzle. She was really stumped and very frustrated, so she decided to ask her husband for help. ''It's supposed to be a tiger!'' Sally cried. ''Honey," said Dan, "Put the Frosted Flakes back in the box!''.
2006-06-10 13:05:43
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answered by dude 2
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not with anything that is going to survive the trip. the pressure istoo high, and will destroy anything sent down there
2006-06-09 11:50:42
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answered by Anonymous
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not yet, we haven't the technology to over come the pressure.
2006-06-09 11:51:38
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answered by ron and rasta 4
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Yes but you will die doing it
2006-06-10 01:23:14
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answered by Anonymous
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Someone already has.
2006-06-13 06:33:16
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answered by Kristine 1
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yes,if we try
2006-06-09 14:36:08
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answered by rko_619 3
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