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Sunday, January 23, 2022

23 January 1960: Journey To The Bottom of the Mariana Trench

 


Trieste with Auguste Piccard and Don Walsh go to the bottom of the Challenger Deep

It was August Piccard who deserves most credit for this endevor. He came up with a brilliant design to get down to 1000x atmosphere, without killing the passengers. The US Navy, however, was wise enough to sponsor and fund this work.  




No mermaids were reported down there, but if they did exist they might look like this...




Rule 5 and FMJRA

Woodsterman: Rule 5


.357 Magnum: Sat Link


Hogewash: Quote of the Day

Powerline: The Week In Pictures


The View from Lady Lake : Cold!


Mark Steyn: Michael Mann, Loser (Again), Snerdley on Rittenhouse, Conspiracy or Groupthink, The Indispensable Man, Remembering Rush, Shaidle Among The Stars, Kathy's World


A collection of sites known for appreciation of Rule 5 and streaming through the Wuhan Coronacalypse:  


Egotastic

Wired Right

Proof Positive

MissK's World...

By Other Means

The Last Tradition

The Classic Liberal

Old Retired Petty Officer

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