Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
Make way for Nemo 33 in Uccle, Belgium, the deepest pool in the world. 108 feet to be exact with "two large flat-bottomed areas at depth levels of 5 m (16 ft) and 10 m (32 ft)". A circular pit allows you to visit Davy Jone's Locker. There is also multiple "caves" you can explore. The pool holds 2.5 million liters of non-chlorinated spring water. Every other week the water is lime-flavored and bubbly as well. And with 2.5 million liters of water that will surely dilute out the urine.
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Get Bent! Indoors! Without a wetsuit!
Maybe they shouldn't ask me for advertising advice.
Posted by: MikeG | July 6, 2008 4:54 PM
Cool - Now when do we get some of those in the USA? I might actually get up to diving if I can get to one of those.
Posted by: dreikin | July 6, 2008 6:29 PM
It would be a great teaching lab for diving safety.
Posted by: kevin z | July 6, 2008 6:35 PM
..and when she got there, the Locker was bare...!! I don't know about you guys, but for me the point of diving is to see the algae, fishes & inverts!!!! Concrete I can see without getting wet. As for lime flavoured bubbly.....yeah, right.
Posted by: Andrew | July 7, 2008 12:11 AM
As much fun as it might be to see the wildlife, I have visions in my head of some strange, man-created diving labyrinth, full of strange areas and paths and whatnot. Even, perhaps, an underwater museum. Of course, safety exits and stuff all around to avoid drownings from stupid or lost divers, but still.
Imagine going through an underwater area lit only by black lights and flourescent stuff all over the place..
And of course, the games you could play! Brings a whole new dimension to "Marco Polo"
Posted by: dreikin | July 7, 2008 2:03 PM
Dive laser tag!
Posted by: kevin z | July 7, 2008 2:10 PM
Underwater paintball!
Posted by: romunov | July 7, 2008 4:57 PM
I thought of that too, but then thought of how messy it would make the water, reduce visibility and probably cost alot in cleanup/filtration.
Posted by: kevin z | July 7, 2008 5:17 PM
Throw in a few aquarium style features like a giant shell and a castle, and some caverns, ( and paint the walls!) and it'd be a hoot.
Perhaps I just harbor a longing need to get in touch with my inner goldfish.
Posted by: Nico | July 8, 2008 10:54 AM