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New Fri 30 Aug 13 08:38

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Focusless

Great piece on BBC News, including interviews with the 2 men involved.

Forty years ago two British sailors plunged almost 1,600ft into an abyss, 150 miles off Ireland, in a deep-sea submersible. Trapped in a 6ft-diameter steel ball for three days, the men had only 12 minutes of oxygen left when they were finally rescued.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23862359

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New Fri 30 Aug 13 12:17

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Dutchie

What a story,brave men and lucky to be alive.Beats a desk job.

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New Fri 30 Aug 13 12:24

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Dog

>>Beats a desk job

I'm with this^ geezer.

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New Fri 30 Aug 13 12:32

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Alanovich

>> >>Beats a desk job
>>
>> I'm with this^ geezer.
>>

That would depend entirely upon one's appetite for risk. It is well beyond mine. I shall be staying at my desk for now. But kudos to those with the sphericals.

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New Fri 30 Aug 13 12:44

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Cliff Pope

Brave's not the word - I'd have a screaming fit just entering the thing safe on dry land.

I've got an MRI scan due shortly - not looking forward to it. :)

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New Fri 30 Aug 13 14:51

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Dutchie

I've had a MRI scan Cliff took over a hr.You be ok just relax and let you'r mind wonder if that is possible.Good health.

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New Fri 30 Aug 13 15:32

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Rudedog

Same here, I've just had mine at the end of July, took just over an hour broken down into individual scans of about 6-7 minutes each, at first it's very strange especially the noise (very loud buzzing of varying frequencies, I was given foam earplugs), but you just have to try and zone out and think of something completely different.

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New Fri 30 Aug 13 15:57

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Cliff Pope

>>
>> but you just have to try and zone out and think of something completely different.
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Just drifting peacefully in a warm blue sea, watching the fish swim past the porthole :)

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New Fri 30 Aug 13 17:09

Pisces III: A dramatic underwater rescue - Rudedog

Well CP that would be nice :), but until you've had a (??an) MRI nothing really prepares you for the resonating noise and snug fit into the doughnut, have you had to answer the extensive pre-scan questionnaire yet?

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