Diving 35,000 feet - Wow!

Sir Richard Branson is one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs. He dares to be different, tests the resolve of men and evokes a thought process that pushes you to your limit. I always try to think outside the box. I push myself to effect people in that way. Somewhat like a playboy who pushes innovation to make life easier and better for others. Maybe one day soon ;-)

Why am I bringing him up? Well from the planes, submarines, cellphones, labels, going to space, all kinds of other projects he's excelled in...Branson is now putting together his own Oceanic Project!! This guy is ridiculous! Here is part of the story:

What hasn't been explored at all is the depths of the oceans. So we're in the process of building something called Virgin Aquatic, which is going to be submarines to go 35,000 feet underwater. The oceans need exploring - we know nothing about what's going on under 25,000 feet. I have an island called Necker Island and 15 miles from there is the deepest place in the whole of the Atlantic, the Puerto Rican Trench. It's quite likely that we'll set up a scientific and exploration center on Necker to send out expeditions to explore that trench and other trenches in the world.
The technical challenge is finding materials that can withstand the pressure at 35,000 feet. It's almost easier to build a spaceship to go into space than to build a vessel that can withstand the pressures at 35,000 feet. But we think we can do it.

[Time, Techland]

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