SYSK Selects: How Does a Diving Bell Work?

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

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🗓️ 4 May 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

About 2,400 years ago Aristotle mentions the use of diving bells, apparatuses that convey divers to the bottom of the sea -- or at least below the surface of the water -- and allows them to breathe -- at least until the air runs out. Learn about the physics of this clever and ancient invention and how it's been used to sabotage enemy boats and build the Brooklyn Bridge.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
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0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.2	Hey everybody, Chuck here.
0:32.3	Hope you're having a good Saturday.
0:34.2	This week I selected for the select episode, a great one from August 8, 2012.
0:40.9	How does a diving bell work?
0:42.8	And I think if you've listened to the show before, you know I love antiquated equipment
0:48.1	and steam plunky things.
0:49.9	And all of that together is a diving bell.
0:51.9	So I just picked this one out because I remember it being a good one.
0:55.6	So please do enjoy.
0:57.1	How does a diving bell work right now?
1:01.3	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio's How Stuff Works.
1:11.0	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
1:12.3	I'm Josh Clark and Charles W. Chuck Bryant is with me, which means it's time for Stuff
1:18.5	You Should Know.
1:19.5	That's right.
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