TIL that in 1983, a diving chamber containing four men was accidentally depressurized. This caused the blood of three divers inside to boil instantly, while the fourth diver was forced through a 60...
They all died in a fraction of a second and would not have had time to comprehend anything, thankfully. There's photos of the aftermath, it's not something worth looking up.
I looked at the article. The sentence in question reads: "Investigation by forensic pathologists determined that Hellevik, being exposed to the highest pressure gradient and in the process of moving to secure the inner door, was forced through the crescent-shaped opening measuring 60 centimetres (24 in) long created by the jammed interior trunk door."
Nice share, what a bastard of a vessel that was. Also sounds like, in addition to some fucked designs and procedures, there were a lot of powerful groups attempting to cover for it. Petromoney is never clean.
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TIL that in 1983, a diving chamber containing four men was accidentally depressurized. This caused the blood of three divers inside to boil instantly, while the fourth diver was forced through a 60... | Spyke
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They all died in a fraction of a second and would not have had time to comprehend anything, thankfully. There's photos of the aftermath, it's not something worth looking up.
I can't decide if you're saying it isn't worth looking at because it'll scar me or it's rather tame and boring... And now I'm curious.
Why is the title cut off? Forced through 60 what?
I looked at the article. The sentence in question reads: "Investigation by forensic pathologists determined that Hellevik, being exposed to the highest pressure gradient and in the process of moving to secure the inner door, was forced through the crescent-shaped opening measuring 60 centimetres (24 in) long created by the jammed interior trunk door."
60cm hole
Nice share, what a bastard of a vessel that was. Also sounds like, in addition to some fucked designs and procedures, there were a lot of powerful groups attempting to cover for it. Petromoney is never clean.