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                                                                        [–]reddog323 14 points15 points16 points  (12 children)
                                                                        Eh, I'll believe it when I see it. A project like this would cost hundreds of millions, if not billions, and they'd need something like the Glomar Explorer to assemble it properly. Additionally, they'd have to massively over-engineer it if they want it to be safe, and last any length of time. The pressures at those depths are immense. It can actually affect the structure of alloys at the molecular level. If you don't use the right one, or the quality control is off just a tiny bit, and you're in trouble. Add the standard corrosive effect of seawater to boot, and you have significant issues to overcome. All you need is a pinpoint leak at that depth to have a major problem.
                                                                        These aren't insurmountable problems, and it's a cool idea, but I'm wondering what sort of ROI they're going to get on this. Then again, most people didn't see anything practical coming from Apollo except beating the Russians to the moon, and that investment paid out at a ten to one ratio.
                                                                        [–]EvanRWT 16 points17 points18 points  (0 children)
                                                                        they'd need something like the Glomar Explorer to assemble it properly
                                                                        I think it's going to be more like an oil rig that's built on shore, floated/towed out to its destination, then sunk in place. It's too big to do much assembly underwater. The story says it will "host dozens of people for up to a month".
                                                                        The pressures at those depths are immense. It can actually affect the structure of alloys at the molecular level. If you don't use the right one, or the quality control is off just a tiny bit, and you're in trouble.
                                                                        It's not that exotic anymore, people have been building deep sea submersibles for quite a while. Heck, even James Cameron was able to build one that could descend far deeper than what the Chinese intend. China's resources are far in excess of what was available to Cameron. Not to mention, China already owns submersibles that go down twice as deep as this lab.
                                                                        The challenge of this lab is that it would be immense. Instead of building a 6 foot sphere, you're building 20 foot spheres, and connecting them to each other. The materials technology is already there, it's the engineering problem of scaling up the machines that grind/shape the metal.
                                                                        I'm guessing it could easily cost a billion dollars, but then again, last year they spent $216 billion on R&D. I dunno what kind of ROI they expect to get, but the fact is that 70% of the earth's surface is underwater and there's plenty of resources down there for the taking. We don't have the technology to harvest most of them yet, but maybe they don't expect any immediate return, maybe they're taking the long term view.
                                                                        [–]Saralentine 8 points9 points10 points  (0 children)
                                                                        The ocean is the least discovered part on the planet. We know less about it than the surface of the moon. At 10,000 feet, who knows the extent of the minerals and resources along with scientific discoveries they'll uncover. I'm sure it's a massive ROI.
                                                                        [–]isakmp 3 points4 points5 points  (2 children)
                                                                        A project like this would cost hundreds of millions, if not billions, and they'd need something like the Glomar Explorer to assemble it properly. Additionally, they'd have to massively over-engineer it if they want it to be safe, and last any length of time. The pressures at those depths are immense. It can actually affect the structure of alloys at the molecular level. If you don't use the right one, or the quality control is off just a tiny bit, and you're in trouble. Add the standard corrosive effect of seawater to boot, and you have significant issues to overcome. All you need is a pinpoint leak at that depth to have a major problem.
                                                                        Gee, sounds a bit like putting men in space, which we all know the Chinese can't do. /s
                                                                        what sort of ROI they're going to get
                                                                        You don't know what their goal is at all.
                                                                        [–]reddog323 4 points5 points6 points  (0 children)
                                                                        I have to admit, the first time I saw they'd done a manned orbital mission my reaction was WTF? China has a manned space program??? They seem to be proceeding right along.
                                                                        As for the sealab, they could do it. The challenges are immense, but achievable. The military will need to run it with an iron hand, to ensure quality control, which is a problem in other areas of Chinese industry.
                                                                        ..and your right. I don't know their goal, which makes it all the more interesting.
                                                                        [–]Kiboredjedi 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                        He does have a point though. The project would be very expensive and also very difficult to pull off.
                                                                        And let's be honest, it's not entirely fair to compare space travel to building a long-lasting underwater structure capable of withstanding 300 atms of constant pressure.
                                                                        Some of the systems and materials necessary to build and maintain such a structure my not even exist yet or perhaps don't exist on a scale that doesn't make the project prohibitively expensive.
                                                                        But again, I think it's an awesome idea, and definitely worth the investment if only to simply prove that it can be done.
                                                                        [–]blinkingy 1 point2 points3 points  (0 children)
                                                                        Go watch Youtube video on the development of Three Gorges Dam.
                                                                        but I'm wondering what sort of ROI
                                                                        Bragging rights. Why go to the moon, why go to Mars? Underwater base would be cool tho.
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                                                                          [–]CountVonVague 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                          Exactly, I want to see something in FAR shallower depths before even considering this a feasible thing. a single mistake causes disaster!
                                                                          [–]_8675308_ -2 points-1 points0 points  (1 child)
                                                                          10 to 1? I don't think they paid off that much unless you count US morale. Then yes, it was great propoganda to show the superiority of US rocket technology.
                                                                          [–]reddog323 12 points13 points14 points  (0 children)
                                                                          I don't know where I heard that figure, I can't seem to find it. The current rate of return on the space program is $7-8 for every dollar that's invested. That's still pretty good. Whatever the ROI was on Apollo, it had a huge impact on the tech and aerospace fields. We wouldn't have Silicon Valley or the net without it. Plus dozens of other things as insignificant as Velcro. I'd love to see another effort like it for a lunar base, Mars mission, or asteroid mining. That last one is where the money will be. The first person to establish a successful asteroid mining company will make Bill Gates look like a pauper.
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                                                                              [–]cokevanillazero 3 points4 points5 points  (8 children)
                                                                              They already treat the ocean like it belongs to them, so nothing would change.
                                                                              [–]hendessa [score hidden]  (7 children)
                                                                              If only Americans understood irony. Then I could explain why your comment is so hilarious.
                                                                              [–]cokevanillazero [score hidden]  (3 children)
                                                                              Sorry, I haven't seen any articles lately where American fishing vessels have been found stealing hundreds of tons of fish from countries halfway around the world. Can you link them?
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                                                                                [–]hendessa [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                Not talking about fishing (as you well know)
                                                                                [–]TenTonsOfAssAndBelly [score hidden]  (2 children)
                                                                                We are very keen on irony, its a big part of the American sense of humor. Even people who can't explain it well enough are familiar with the concept.
                                                                                Whats really ironic is that you wrote that comment on a website that is American, on a computer or laptop that most likely uses American companies hardware and/or software (assuming you aren't on a MacBook designed in America), and you're doing all of this on the Internet that was originally developed in American universities and institutions.
                                                                                You also played into the stereotype that non-Americans are condescending, smug, and ill mannered when dealing with Americans. If you feel like your society is so much better, you shouldn't feel the need to be rude to an individual because you aren't fond of their country's people/politics.
                                                                                [–]hmmoknothanks [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                It's a good job us Brits were around to invent all of the stuff you're talking about.
                                                                                [–]hendessa [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                Woah there... I never said I didn't like American people or politics.
                                                                                We all love your Donald trump! The fact that he could be the next president is wonderful. He has showed that the American dream is alive and well; equality and opportunity for all are prevailing in the land of the free!
                                                                                It also shows you guys have a great sense of humour, so I retract what I said before.
                                                                                Although I will be sad when he withdraws all the warships that have been spreading peace and freedom around the world since 1965.
                                                                                (Thanks to American Tim Berners-Lee and American Huawei for delivering this message)
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                                                                                          [–]crunchybuttburger 34 points35 points36 points  (0 children)
                                                                                          First the biggest telescope, then the journey to the dark side of the moon. It seems the Chinese quest to find a man suitable enough to replace Jackie Chan for Rush Hour 4 has no bounds.
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                                                                                                [–]Wheres_The_Pepsi [score hidden]  (2 children)
                                                                                                I don't think it's just Archer-style, I think they might actually share a universe as far as I know, that includes Sealab, Archer, and Frisky Dingo (and the short-lived superhero spinoff which I forgot the name of).
                                                                                                [–]goatonastik 5 points6 points7 points  (4 children)
                                                                                                My first thought was Sphere.
                                                                                                [–]Jicks24 0 points1 point2 points  (3 children)
                                                                                                Oh gawd. I just watched that movie a few weeks ago for the first time.
                                                                                                Excellent shitty sci fi movie but MAN was it so bad.
                                                                                                [–]goatonastik 1 point2 points3 points  (2 children)
                                                                                                I hate to sound cliche, but the book was amazing. They just changed so much for the movie, but I guess they do that to Crichton a lot....
                                                                                                and movies made into books in general now that I think about it...
                                                                                                [–]Jicks24 -1 points0 points1 point  (1 child)
                                                                                                That was a Crichton story?! No wonder it was terrible.
                                                                                                I've read maybe 6-7 of his books (incl. Jurassic Park and Micro) and they're just all terrible in my opinion. He may be a good writer but his stories are always so un-impactful and pointless.
                                                                                                Yeah, I would imagine that particular book would be fun to read but if the ending is anything like the movie I would only sigh and think ''he got me again''
                                                                                                [–]Paralititan [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                I'd have to agree. His writing is really enjoyable to read, but the moment you look back to try to get some meaning, it's empty.
                                                                                                [–]hateitorleaveit 6 points7 points8 points  (4 children)
                                                                                                I have no idea what's going on but it would be great to have a discussion or read posts with additional information on the actual sea lab
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                                                                                                  [–]doiveo 7 points8 points9 points  (1 child)
                                                                                                  He didn't say not to talk about the show but literally no one has a top comment about the actual project. That's pretty pathetic for a world news sub.
                                                                                                  [–]DevoidofSunlight [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                  Didn't say he did, just expected it to. Personally I would say it's a pipe dream that doesn't command much talk concerning the actual subject matter. I'd say this article belongs more in /r/futurology as its not really pertinent to World News.
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                                                                                                                          [–]asg0noir 19 points20 points21 points  (6 children)
                                                                                                                          China sure plans a lot of cool stuff. It's funny how we never really get the "china finishes massive sea lab 10,000 feet underwater" articles.
                                                                                                                          I am looking forward to seeing the lab finished, just like their "new silk road", "landing on the moon", "mine the moon", "build the tallest skyscraper", "highspeed railway to the US", "build the worldst biggest supercollider", "military space station", "reach mars by 2020 and build a moonbase", "build 20 floating nuclear plants", "build a sky city" and "build 500 airports before 2020"
                                                                                                                          The craziest one i found was a plan to build a 1 billion $ papermill in Arkansas. I kid you not!
                                                                                                                          [–]Snaykei [score hidden]  (1 child)
                                                                                                                          You can't really have a article saying something that was planned to be finished in 2020 is completed in 2016, not that I would believe such a timeframe anyway. And are you sure these are all legitimate plans or some randoms proposing wacky ideas?
                                                                                                                          [–]BigJoeHanson [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                          Coming from China, I wouldn't be shocked.
                                                                                                                          [–]Dire87 [score hidden]  (1 child)
                                                                                                                          exactly...China sure has lots of "projects". Looks to me like some home improving husband who's not an idiot, but just vastly overestimates his abilities and thus has 10 unfinished projects in his home, like that hobby room in the cellar or the old timer in the garaga that still needs fixing or the chimney that he wanted to install, but stopped halfway through, etc.
                                                                                                                          [–]YoroSwaggin [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                          more like a 12 year old kid bragging to his online friends
                                                                                                                          [–]BurgerLaowai [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                          Building a moon base on Mars would be an awesome feat!
                                                                                                                          [–]MarsupialMadness [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                          mine the moon
                                                                                                                          I can't even begin to explain how bad of an idea that is.
                                                                                                                          [–]BiggieBigger 3 points4 points5 points  (5 children)
                                                                                                                          I was thinking about this the other day. As humans we have ravaged almost all the land. And we fished anything that was tens of metres from the surface of the water.
                                                                                                                          Can't we just leave the great deep underwater world alone and let whatever life that is there today survive?
                                                                                                                          [–]TheSecretMe [score hidden]  (2 children)
                                                                                                                          What gave you the idea we only fish surface water? Commercial fishing trawlers operate to depths of 400 to 500 meters on average these days.
                                                                                                                          [–]BiggieBigger [score hidden]  (1 child)
                                                                                                                          Well at least it isn't kilometres. I'd just like to think there's somewhere on this planet that life has a chance to remain undisturbed.
                                                                                                                          [–]TheSecretMe [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                          Only because there's not enough life at that depth to make it worth it.
                                                                                                                          [–]SpitfireIsDaBestFire [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                          Until an asteroid smacks this big ass rock we call earth and resets literally everything. Fuck that, let's explore. In the grand scheme of things, I believe not discovering is a bigger tragedy.
                                                                                                                          Everything we do is natural...
                                                                                                                          [–]Akesgeroth 12 points13 points14 points  (2 children)
                                                                                                                          I actually want them to try it out. Seriously, settling either Antarctica or the bottom of the sea would be a massive step forward for mankind, and if they can manage to build a permanent underwater settlement, even if it's just a research station, it'll be very interesting.
                                                                                                                          So, China, thumbs up. Good luck in that endeavor.
                                                                                                                          [–]jondevries [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                          one that may also serve a military purpose in the disputed waters
                                                                                                                          One more military base in disputed waters would certainly be a step forward for humanity. I mean, what could go wrong?
                                                                                                                          [–]Womec [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                          Many many things will have to be invented and will benefit everyone just like all the things that were invented by the space industry/aerospace/nasa/etc.
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                                                                                                                                  [–]brunchbros 2 points3 points4 points  (1 child)
                                                                                                                                  Atlantis lives!
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                                                                                                                                      [–]Deathbeglory [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                      will it be finished in 2021?
                                                                                                                                      [–]knight0748 13 points14 points15 points  (13 children)
                                                                                                                                      Remember the days when america does cool shit?
                                                                                                                                      All we see is conflict in the news nowadays.
                                                                                                                                      [–]not_another_robot 12 points13 points14 points  (5 children)
                                                                                                                                      America is best known for its torture camps and its terror drones nowadays.
                                                                                                                                      [–]TheSecretMe [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                      Don't forget your abominable politicians.
                                                                                                                                      [–]Homozygote 2 points3 points4 points  (2 children)
                                                                                                                                      I dunno, landing that rocket was pretty fucking cool
                                                                                                                                      [–]ThePenultimateOne [score hidden]  (1 child)
                                                                                                                                      Not American. That was corporate. Not even American funded.
                                                                                                                                      [–]Homozygote [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                      It probably wouldn't have been possible anywhere else. I say that as a non-American. American expertise and infrastructure achieved it. Elon Musk says so himself. And if a U.S. domestic company achieves something, it's still an American achievement. The government doesn't have a monopoly on all things "American.'
                                                                                                                                      [–]Urban_Savage [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                      Also for pretending that it's citizens get to chose between an insane orange billionaire and an evil criminal shrew woman to lead their global empire this year.
                                                                                                                                      [–]BlatantConservative 3 points4 points5 points  (5 children)
                                                                                                                                      Have you seen what SpaceX is doing? They're America.
                                                                                                                                      [–]knight0748 8 points9 points10 points  (4 children)
                                                                                                                                      They are a private company doing great things. But it's not breakthroughs like sending men to the moon or rovers to mars.
                                                                                                                                      [–]BlatantConservative 2 points3 points4 points  (1 child)
                                                                                                                                      They say theyre gonna send a person to Mars in 8 years.
                                                                                                                                      [–]Dire87 [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                      They need to be around for that long, though.
                                                                                                                                      [–]Homozygote 2 points3 points4 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                      No, it's breakthroughs like making sending men to the moon or rovers to mars affordable
                                                                                                                                      [–]Womec [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                      Reusable rockets that can be mass produced is pretty incredible and would impress anyone working on the space race in the past.
                                                                                                                                      [–]redacted187 [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                      But we're going to Mars though
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                                                                                                                                        [–]wattsify 5 points6 points7 points  (12 children)
                                                                                                                                        Where has china been getting all this money? Theyve been doing all kinds of shit latley.
                                                                                                                                        [–]102349612395612034 43 points44 points45 points  (6 children)
                                                                                                                                        it's amazing what a country can do when they aren't spending all their money on wars and being the global police
                                                                                                                                        [–]Saralentine 32 points33 points34 points  (3 children)
                                                                                                                                        >big country
                                                                                                                                        >lots of resources
                                                                                                                                        >1.5 billion people work force
                                                                                                                                        >where are they getting this money
                                                                                                                                        [–]RiverofTime [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                        1.5 billion people work force
                                                                                                                                        This is more than the population of China so I'm not trusting your numbers too much.
                                                                                                                                        [–]the_shitpost_king [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                        using meme arrows on leddit
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                                                                                                                                        [–]gilbertpinfold [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                        That is not where we spend all our money. Not even close, actually. In fact, we spend less %GDP on our military than we did under Kennedy, and accomplish a great deal more with it.
                                                                                                                                        [–]tipzz [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                        Nice one, I wish I had gold to give
                                                                                                                                        [–]flamingspew 6 points7 points8 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                        We have a trade deficit, they have a trade surplus. By definition they are our creditors and have wads and wads of our debt and cash. Also, there's a MASSIVE deep water gold vein within China's earshot. This is no coincidence.
                                                                                                                                        [–]BurgerLaowai [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                        Currency manipulation
                                                                                                                                        [–]goatonastik -3 points-2 points-1 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                        Well, a lot of it is from us.
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                                                                                                                                          [–]BadBinch 1 point2 points3 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          Have they not seen Deep Blue Sea??
                                                                                                                                          [–]The_Adventurist 1 point2 points3 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          As long as they don't put any Chinese elevators in it, it should be safe.
                                                                                                                                          [–]zer05tar [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          They said it was impossible to build a sea lab under the ocean...I said it was impossible to build it anywhere else...
                                                                                                                                          [–]allmyguts [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          They're probably doing it to get away from the air pollution
                                                                                                                                          [–]werevamp776 [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          We have a trade surplus.
                                                                                                                                          [–]kaniuga 2 points3 points4 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                            - I poke, poke his face, -
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          • and yet he still ignores me, -
                                                                                                                                            • Poke, poke, poke, poke, poke. -
                                                                                                                                            • Marco
                                                                                                                                          [–]rarz 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          I'm sure there's several horror- and SF-movies that start with that premise... what could possibly go wrong. :)
                                                                                                                                          [–]DeGozaruNyan 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          and then they make an amusementpark over it on an artificial island, and a suspicious accident traps people under water.
                                                                                                                                          [–]saddat 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          With rocket launchers . Afterwards Hawaii belongs to Chinese territory
                                                                                                                                          [–]MrWorshipMe 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          They send a psychologist, a mathematician, a zoologist an astrophysicist and a marine biologist to investigate a spherical Chinese spacecraft sent from the future.
                                                                                                                                          [–]tommie72 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          The ocean belongs to the moon or rovers to mars affordable..
                                                                                                                                          [–]WhinesAboutShoes 0 points1 point2 points  (1 child)
                                                                                                                                          As long as they put it off for 5 years
                                                                                                                                          [–]Zartruse 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          Sounds like the movie Jaws waiting to happen.
                                                                                                                                          [–]bigboymatthew 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          "Underground layer"
                                                                                                                                          [–]mugen_is_here 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          It's not clear why the want to do this. Did they run out of space on land? Or is it for doing something secretive?
                                                                                                                                          [–]Razzamoly 0 points1 point2 points  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          They're building the Hyron project. Calling it now 👍
                                                                                                                                          [–]Jezzdit [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          sooo now that we have cleared out the oceans... lets build! this has disaster written all over it.
                                                                                                                                          [–]djrikkib [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          If it doesn't blow up at the end of everyday I will be disappointed
                                                                                                                                          [–]chubarka_nz [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          HAH !!! The thumbnail for this post for me is a screenshot of the MUM saving/stopping her daughter being abducted from a convenience store (CCTV footage of the event)
                                                                                                                                          [–]filled_with_bees [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          What if they find slugs that have something in them that alters people's DNA?
                                                                                                                                          [–]Roomy [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                          Fast twitch muscle fibres.
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                                                                                                                                            [–]Dire87 [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                            Wishful thinking. I doubt we'll be seeing that any time soon. They're just throwing it out there. We'll be sending people to Mars before that deep sea station happens (or survives).
                                                                                                                                            [–]Nohox [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                            No gods or kings, only man.
                                                                                                                                            Welcome to Rapture!
                                                                                                                                            [–]MisanthropeX [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                            It's like a Koala bear crapped a rainbow on my brain!
                                                                                                                                            [–]Dr_Heron [score hidden]  (0 children)
                                                                                                                                            A lot of people here are complaining how China is planning this cool lab, not America. Just as a FYI, the U.S has had an undersea lab since the 80's. The Aquarius Lab is used for marine research, and training astronauts.
                                                                                                                                            Sure, it's nowhere near as deep or large as this proposed chinese lab, but a lot of plans start big and ambitious, but get scaled down when it comes to in depth budgeting and construction.
                                                                                                                                            Either way China, our fellow human beings, are planning something cool and ambitious. Hope it ends up being a success, and not succumbing to lovecraftian horrors at the sea bed.
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