He is there and reporting that all is going well so far.
And there goes one of our little phrases, right out forever. 
Really? All systems OK? He couldn’t throw in a Virgil quote from the Abyss? C’mon, throw the fans a bone, they (indirectly) financed this thing.
Damn you James Cameron! DAMN YOU!
As long as the hull holds up, yes. If not he’ll be in 2D pretty darn fast.
Why? Did he got into middle earth? ![]()
Can’t he at least spend several hours 20 minutes at a time?
Thank you, you made my day.
Here’s a fun and scrollable, albeit now out-of-date, infographic on the trench.
Interesting to compare this expedition to the various Richard Branson’s Virgin Oceanic project. Branson seems much more invested in press releases than actual accomplishments.
Goddammit. Now there’s no way we’re avoiding Avatar 2.
I’m disappointed that the reports since his return have reported nothing other than to compliment Rolex and National Geographic for their participation. He was back on the surface at noon and the whole ordeal only took five hours or so. Plenty of time to tell us what he saw and did down there. I guess he intends to keep the suspense up until he releases the movie. Does this mean that he can write off the whole project as a business expense?
I remember Bob Ballard’s response when he was asked about diving the trench. “It’s just a mud hole and not very interesting”.
O.K
What next? Mars?
I like how he talks about how robust the vehicle is… after the hydraulics broke.
(to be fair, it’s a one-off vehicle and they are still ironing out the bugs)
Next up: He’s going to walk into Mordor.
I’ts been done before…
Once. In 3019. For 12 days.
Anybody with Google Maps can do that.