Posted on 12/30/2012 9:12:48 PM PST by null and void
Escape pod looks big enough for about half of the officers.
Just gives Putin a little more “flexibility” to match Obama’s post election flexibility.
The photo of the pod is of a different submarine. Look at the photo at the top and compare the size.
And of course, don’t forget the new metallurgical advancement in their Titanium-Putin-Kursk alloy that boasts the most advanced submarine screen doors in naval history.
“We will pass through the American patrols, past their sonar nets, and lay off their largest city, and listen to their rock and roll... while we conduct missile drills.”
Lol, that’s exactly what I was thinking of, except the front half of the Submarine detaches and floats to the top.
Absolutely correct. And that sub has a total complement of 55-60.
Now take a look at the escape pod, count the rungs in the ladder welded on the outside. (I get 10, but a trained photo interpreter may do better.) I estimate 16" spacing which would make the whole thing roughly 15' high. Measure the total height vs diameter at the thick part and I get roughly 11' in diameter. That is 95 sq. ft. Imagine an upper and a lower set of seats, and we get 190 sg. ft. for 60 people. Or about 3 sq. ft. per seat.
It is certainly possible to get 60 men in that space. It is not going to comfortable, but it is not that far below economy class airline seating. Keep in mind that submariners are selected for small stature and it looks very reasonable. Bets the heck out of drowning on the ocean floor.
It depends on how motivated they are to get off a sinking sub.
" Guinness Book of World Records Most People Crammed into Old-Style Volkswagen Beetle (Bug)"
17
BTW, I've been in a Toyota pickup with 28 people (Kenya) and seen them with 35.
[This one is a Peugeot]
HOWEVER, we spend something like 8 times as much money per year as Russia on our military. So while they have built 3 brand new nuke subs very recently, we have built 24 of them.
I looked for articles on all of these 24 subs, and the best that I can find is something that says we’re building at the rate of maybe 1 sub every 4 years. So that tells me that nearly all of the 24 subs are being built in a TOP SECRET LOCATION, one that no one knows about.
It’s sure great that we’re doing all of this, and we must, or people wouldn’t be complaining about our excessive levels of military spending. And they’re right - why do we need to build nuke subs 24 times faster than the Russians? In fact, if we cut our military budget in half, we would still be building nuke subs 12 times faster than Russia!!
So let’s do that, for starters - and balance the budget!!
Not what I see. Look at the two guys in the open hatch wearing some kind of protective gear. Could you put 60 of them in there? I doubt it.
I'm not sure that's an escape pod at all. Why the protective gear? Could it be the nuclear fuel? Notice there is no one else around. Normally there would be guys all over the place when lowering a load like that into a small space.
Or, it could be the warp core and the guys are protected against anti-matter leaks.....
And, every crewman is issued a lead jockstrap...
Me, too. The words "Violent and traumatic decompression" come to mind. I wonder how that works out from the depths these marvels run at?
I'm also hoping the words "pasty goo" aren't included in the manual.
The new mini subs or even some underwater scooters are good alternatives....??
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