At least this is being funded with private industry instead of our tax money. Seriously, what was the point of ever going to the moon in the first place other than to say "Aw, man, we kicked the Soviets asses! That'll teach them to fuck with us! Yeah, we're on the moon bitch! Playing golf and shit! Hell yeah."
Sorry, I just don't see the point. Yeah, it was cool, but what great scientific discoveries came out of it?
@ryanmshepard92 It's because of that we now know the moon came from earth. we now know what's it's like to be on a celestial body with no atmosphere. We can further attribute the power of gravity to the size of a celestial body.
@WiiAreSIN I'm not saying we didn't make discoveries, but were any of them useful? Sure, we have a few more trivial facts to add to the textbooks now, but did it really contribute to the betterment of mankind? And I'm not saying we shouldn't go to the moon or anything, I just think private industries should fund it instead. I'd rather have my tax dollars going towards humanitarian aid and public healthcare, etc.
@ryanmshepard92 So that we simply KNOW, that is human nature... we want more and more knowledge. There are a lot of people who would disagree with you, manifest destiny, my friend.
@ryanmshepard92 What useful scientific discoveries that came out of the space race? Well for starters satellites. You know, the most efficient method for world-wide communication, as well as weather tracking systems. Not to mention massive leaps in computer technology, and the internet.
what would the sub be made of. it hardly looks capable of handling a few dozen meters
routhoula 6 months ago
@routhoula Carbon fibre
TimArmst 2 months ago
This is the closest thing to reading science fiction.
bnizl 9 months ago
Goodluck to the man that goes 36k feet under the ocean. Hope the sub doesnt break under pressure.
heart79605 10 months ago
I CANNOT wait to see creatures we've never seen before! :-)
iPreyanator 10 months ago
He's after those Spanish wrecks from the 1500's off the coast of PR. Lotta gold down there.
banacek8675 10 months ago
Awesome work Richard Branson. Thanks for your contributions.
keithmacinnis 10 months ago
At least this is being funded with private industry instead of our tax money. Seriously, what was the point of ever going to the moon in the first place other than to say "Aw, man, we kicked the Soviets asses! That'll teach them to fuck with us! Yeah, we're on the moon bitch! Playing golf and shit! Hell yeah."
Sorry, I just don't see the point. Yeah, it was cool, but what great scientific discoveries came out of it?
ryanmshepard92 10 months ago
@ryanmshepard92 It's because of that we now know the moon came from earth. we now know what's it's like to be on a celestial body with no atmosphere. We can further attribute the power of gravity to the size of a celestial body.
All this was baseless theory before we landed.
WiiAreSIN 10 months ago
@WiiAreSIN I'm not saying we didn't make discoveries, but were any of them useful? Sure, we have a few more trivial facts to add to the textbooks now, but did it really contribute to the betterment of mankind? And I'm not saying we shouldn't go to the moon or anything, I just think private industries should fund it instead. I'd rather have my tax dollars going towards humanitarian aid and public healthcare, etc.
ryanmshepard92 10 months ago
@ryanmshepard92 So that we simply KNOW, that is human nature... we want more and more knowledge. There are a lot of people who would disagree with you, manifest destiny, my friend.
mu5icforlife 10 months ago
@ryanmshepard92 What useful scientific discoveries that came out of the space race? Well for starters satellites. You know, the most efficient method for world-wide communication, as well as weather tracking systems. Not to mention massive leaps in computer technology, and the internet.
zzzIdividedbyzerozzz 10 months ago
@yourma40 waisting money?!?! With everything that can be discovered in deep sea?!
Blacckkfire 10 months ago
cool
fallbread 10 months ago
@fallbread yea , very very cool !
DIEO1991 10 months ago
Sounds like cool underwater adventures :-D
JanMarie1007 10 months ago
he really does know how to waste money
yourma40 10 months ago