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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I was in Chania, Greece last month and we went on one of those 40 min boat excursions that has the glass bottom that goes meter or 2 under water so you can see all the fish, corrals, garbage, etc that is underwater. Literally this boat:
That thing was a nightmare with about 12 people crammed in, no room to stand up straight, the stench of sweaty humans, and definitely a feeling of claustrophobia. The photo makes it look more spacious than it was, and I'm not a big guy. Most of the time I spent thinking how would we leave this damn thing in an orderly fashion if the glass broke and we had to get out ASAP.
The way all our legs were intertwined to fit in was so chaotic and painful. The excursion was only 40 mins, but after 10 I was ready to GTFO. Man, I couldn't imagine going down a couple kms and dying like that. I hope it was a quick breach and not a slow slog to their end. Poor bastards.  |
I talked to a US Navy submariner once in the bar. And one of the great pranks that they pull on new submariners, or civilian contractors, is when the boat comes to port after a few weeks at sea they bring them up to the tower for some fresh air, and then send them down below. They have gotten used to the natural smells of the submarine that the filters can't keep up with. Bring them up for air, and then send them down into what he generously called a stench bomb.