there’s a double joke in there if you look hard 
I understand there were disputes about the measurements, with the onboard systems reporting 37,799 feet, but later calculcations putting it at 35,879 feet.
Clearly, a 1920’ depth raise.
Oh. I guess I was whooshed. Hm… personal flotation device?
You got it. I paddle alot. A week probably doesnt go by without me wearing a PFD. I am also low level dyslexic so fpd got switched to pfd (I’ve done that before)but in this case pfd was too hard to pass up.
On a semi serious note, it occured to me that this is one of those “great exploratory achievements” that some lone, determined, smart, and modestly well off financially person could replicate themselves.
No. They got to the bottom and found Chuck Norris swimming around down there and eating sharks.
<Groans and clutches head>
Even for the SDMB, Bryan, that was just bad!
I knew what that stood for. Once. For 20 minutes. In 1960.