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Old 01-24-2007, 01:45 PM   #21
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It would be interesting if they are able to capture some of these creatures and exibit them in some sort of deep sea zoo. I know it'll be tough when it comes to something like this. They live in extreme pressure environments, and capturing them in a pressure chamber to stablize and simulate their environment is near impossible.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but there is no such thing as water pressure as far as fish are concerned. The reason us humans and our submarines react is we have pockets of air inside of us, and the weight of the water does serve to compress that air. But because water cannot compress, a creature that normally lives 1 mile down wouldn't be affected by any sort of pressure if it came back up to 10 feet under water.
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