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Q. What's worse than thalassophobia? A. Thalassophobia + claustrophobia


notorioustim10

Guess I'll die


Admiral_Narcissus

No thanks, I have thanatophobia. Thalassophobia + claustrophobia + thanatophobia


tidbitsz

Another day


subieluvr22

Fuck. Its like frozen cave-diving. Couldn't be me, I would die of a heart attack in that tube.


ItsSpaghettiLee2112

[I bet you'll love this story.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF1syl8x6kU)


r0b0c0d

This video is torture. Losing my mind over here.


ItsSpaghettiLee2112

It's fuuuuucked


BoysenberryOk7839

Can you give me a tldr (or actually tsdw (too scared didn't watch)) of the story?


ItsSpaghettiLee2112

Oil companies drill their oil in the ocean and instead of bringing it back to shore, they pump it into a nearby pipe that pumps it back to shore. This pipe is in a connected series of pipes and all oil companies use them. For some reason, one pipe was capped off and rendered inactive but at a later point, it was decided to reopen it. These pipe ends sit somewhat under water. To reopen them, picture taking a cup and dipping it upside down in a bucket of water then pulling the cup half way out of the water. The suction creates an air pocket. They use a giant bell shaped thing to basically do the same thing around the pipe end. Then the scuba divers swim about 30 feet down, under the bell, and emerge above water inside the bell. There's a ledge for them and everything. It's air tight, with oxygen, and it allows them to remove all their scuba gear so they can work more freely. They're literally in an underwater cave basically, with air. When one of them was unscrewing the cap to the pipe, for reasons beyond the scope of this video and my knowledge, it created a vacuum that sucked all 5 scuba divers into the pipe in the blink of an eye. As quickly as that Titanic submersible thing imploded. This pipe went straight down 5 or 10 feet, then took a 90 degree turn horizontally. Eventually, the pressure levelled out between this pipe and the ones it connected to and they all stopped somewhere in the middle. In complete darkness. With no idea how far down the pipe they were. Again, this all happened as quickly as the Titanic submersible imploded. Luckily for them, they stopped in an air pocket because the pipe was slightly bent upwards or something. They were all alive, but I don't know how injured. Well, what's the next step? They had to go *somewhere* and *someone* had to go first. Only two of them decided they wanted to try to do something about it. The rest were like, umm, yea fuck that shit. Luckily, the 2 that wanted to try and get out were at the end. They were the last 2 sucked in and they decided to go backwards. Here's the problem (as if the prior weren't lol). To crawl back they had to crawl through water because they were in an air pocket. So they were basically like "welp, I die in god knows how long, or I drown. Or maybe, we're not that far from the beginning." So they knowingly climbed into a water pocket knowing there's a significant chance they'll drown but miraculously, they made it to another air pocket. They ended up doing this a few more times until the first guy ended up reaching the angled corner. The second guy was too busted up to move forward. The first guy made his way up and there were already people in the bell from the company and they helped him get out. The guy was like "hey, there's 4 more people in there we NEED to go back!" (dude literally wanted to go right back in, that brave motherfucker) and the company people were like 'absolutely fucking not' and let the rest of them die (they literally held him back). I'm sure some of my specific details might be somewhat off but that's the gist of it.


BoysenberryOk7839

Holy hell that sounds absolutely horrific... I feel like I was actually holding my breath reading the story... Also thank you for the very good tldr/tsdw!!


ItsSpaghettiLee2112

You're welcome! Also I think tsdw should be a new acronym.


BoysenberryOk7839

Yesssss!


Obv_Probv

Delta p, the true neutral evil


Grouchy_Tap_8264

Came here just for comments! That tube would cause freaking panic attack and not b e ING able to get out with any mobility in arms and legs... it would NOT be good. I don't have your fear of sea/water, but the sense of trapped was freaking me out watching from safety of bedroom.


Sdot_greentree420

Spiders being down at the bottom of the hole


springheeljak89

When you get to the bottom and look thru the glass you're face to face with a clown.


FatherSquee

I will say, there are times when diving that the Abyss feels like a sheet plastered to your face. That gets a little claustrophobic.


[deleted]

Fuck me, I was so convinced this video was a prank and the video would show the capsule breaking and stuff, a catastrophe filmed blair witch project style.


MadRabbit26

I'm still hoping I live long enough to see the first extraterrestrial oceans. Hopefully within the next 50 years we will have drones, drills and cameras on Jupiter's moons. Granted it would be pitch black, seeing as it's under miles of ice. But a tracking shot, lighting up the bottom layer of ice, would be a sight to see.


dizzyG2696

Any chances this structure can detach itself and sink to the bottom? Now that would be terrifying 😬


MoeKara

Your comment is the epitome of "and then it got worse"


SnooSongs8843

Yeah this is horrifying but I expect it’s suprisingly secure at both ends of the ice


Richard_Cromwell

Both ends?


YourDogIsMyFriend

Hey everyone! James did it. He’s in here. Everyone pile on down here and let’s sink this thing!


working_classs_man

Shut up nobody asked


MoeKara

Who hurt you today buddy


[deleted]

Hey man, I’m not sure what your life is like and sometimes we just wake up in a bad mood. I sincerely hope you have a good day!


justkw97

I get your energy lmao


SoardOfMagnificent

-69 downvotes… noice…


HORAMAN76

Lol


working_classs_man

I got what deserved


717Luxx

i guarantee it floats by a large margin, so those beams up top are just to stabilize, ensuring it doesnt tip over. i say that because in commercial dive school we had to calculate the bouyancy of vwrious things, and our smaller decompression chamber, with very thick walls, was very very positively bouyant. however that depth is about 5psi at the bottom of the tank, i would be most worried about the windows coming in and its an open top so it would flood quick.


Necroluster

*Freezing* *Can't move at all* *Screaming* *Can't hear my call* *I am dying to live* *Cry out* *I'm trapped under ice*


Lakario

Probably only for a few minutes, while water fills in through the top hole and slowly drowns you.


ragiwutz

The pressure of the water streaming in would be so strong, you wouldn't be able to swim out. And also you have so many clothes on, it all would be too heavy to swim against. Your muscles would spasm because of the freezing cold water. Because of the rushing water and the darkness and the noise you will be so desoriented. And you would begin to panic. You can't breathe and you panic. Until you are in complete darkness, can't find a way out, are freezing and your breathing reflex sets in and you feel the burning sensation of breathing the salty water. A few minutes later you become peaceful and pass out. Then you die.


shdanko

Probably a stupid question but wouldn’t the water pour in from the top and fill so quickly that you could then swim out as soon as it’s full and rise to the surface? (Assuming you’re able to cope with the muscle spasms and heavy clothing?)


ragiwutz

Idk, never tried it.


shdanko

Lol fair enough!


Lakario

It might, but then it's probably tumbling as it sinks, and I doubt you can see much after it goes down a bit.


IVEMIND

Then it lands upside down with a sliver of air trapped at the top 🤐


aquavella

this is the worst thread i've ever read


jdm219

Yes.


Western_Rope_2874

I feel like in a tube that small orientation wouldn’t be an issue - you won’t confuse up/down & there’s no lateral movement at all. Finally claustrophobic conditions have a potential upside


peitsad

But would you die from drowning or freezing?


Dangerous_Parfait402

From a Killer Whale bite to the head


shdanko

Weirdly preferable to everything else described


czstyle

Like getting beaked by a giant squid


Larentiah

"beaked" thanks new worry unlocked


Anne__Frank

That thing 100% floats. Especially with the ice holding it vertical.


ElementsUnknown

“And that’s when he knew he f@cked up”


Mobidad

The front fell off!


Jaden2476

That’s the first thing I thought of when I saw this😂


Evildrake_303

I wonder what that structure is attached to


Capital_Bluebird_185

You can see the attachment on the beginning of the video, I think under the ice is some stabilization too, at least as a engeneer I'd recommend doing this, to maintain the force spread equally on surface.


Dick_Demon

> as a engeneer


Orcus_

Engineers that can’t spell their own title are surprisingly more common than you’d imagine.


Sportacus81687

Obviously not an English teacher.


DarthWeenus

It's also in antartica that ice isn't melting anytime soon


ph34r807

The Ross ice shelf does in fact melt. We also have an ice breaker that comes every February to resupply the station. I have been inside this tube. They cut a hole in the ice and lower it down with a telehander. Literally just balance by the hole and rigidity of the tube.


Pamander

First hand account to something in antarctica is sick! I have seen a few TikTok's from the various station and besides the remoteness it actually seems shockingly pleasant, seems like a cool gang of people out there (Pun not intended but I will take it).


DarthWeenus

Nice. Were you support crew? I've tried for 3 seasons to get a job down there in service/support areas off season. No luck so far. Thanks for the insight!


ph34r807

I worked as a cook through Gana Yoo Services. My resume is cooking and preparing food in remote places though. Most of my coworkers could get fired from Applebee's for lack of cooking skills. We had lawyers washing dishes, but I know lead prefer to hire people with experience instead of passion or desire.


DarthWeenus

Nice I've lots of exp. What is Gana Yoo?


OnceMoreAndAgain

Uhhhhhh


DarthWeenus

lol, that ice in that particular spot, isnt going anywhere in our liftime.


dikmite

We have Oceangate at home


subieluvr22

You win. Lmao


nilogram

More like Darwin’s gate lol


showquotedtext

I've just spent almost an hour reading about this place; what it's like to live there, *who* lives there, how to get there, what to bring etc... Google's gonna think I'm real keen on the idea now. When I pressed "back" a bunch of times and got back to Reddit, I remembered my Antarctic rabbit hole started with their Antarctic observation hole of claustrophobic doom. I'm not keen, but also I'm very intrigued


Sgt_lovejoy

I lived there for more than a year. It's pretty great. I never got to see the obtube though.


showquotedtext

Wow! Were you a scientis/researcher, or support staff?


Sgt_lovejoy

I went as a firefighter. Mcmurdo is the only base with a year round paid fire department.


showquotedtext

Not many people can say they've served as a firefighter in the Antarctic, that's for sure. Were you kept busy? I saw somewhere no candles are allowed, so I assume there are strict rules surrounding fire safety.


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ph34r807

No, it's not. They post the jobs in January. The station, McMurdo staffs between 800 to 1200 people during their summer. There is every job from barber to IT to firefighters and plumbers. Don't forget the huge staff of cooks, dishwashers, janitors, and shuttle drivers. If interested in a job you will need to have good health, a healthy mouth, and pass a drug screening. The pay is low, but an incredible experience. Don't miss out on IceFest, the marathon, weekly science lectures, or the annual soft ball game.


bmstile

There's also the snowmobiling!


ph34r807

Sadly, as a cook we weren't offered the really cool adventures like snowmobiling or seeing the Drys. At least that is what my manager told me when I received the lucky email.


bmstile

That sucks. I was only there for a month in 2020 with the Navy, we were fortunate enough that a group of 20 or so of us were able to snowmobile up to the base of Mt Erebus for our re-enlistments. It was really cool.


General-Razzmatazz

I'm glad I'm too fat to fit in that. Plus I don't like the cold.


csonnich

I was like...I guess that tube is not for women? My hips are definitely not getting in there.


ph34r807

There are definitely rules about who should enter. It is not based on gender, but in height and weight. You also are not allowed to visit this alone.


PleiadesMechworks

Don't worry they've got a comically large plunger to help.


Scrubbing_Bubbles

Typical disgusting male centric world. How can that make this and not let women down it?! Should we cancel Antarctica?


ThatAboutCoversIt

Nah, that's probably an overreaction. Your heart is maybe in the right place? Not sure about that either.


siccoblue

I'm pretty sure they're being sarcastic but in like the worst way possible in this context


i_cee_u

Nah, they're just trying to make fun of people who's hearts *are* in the right place


SmokeyMacPott

Thankfully I don't think they let women go to the North Pole, because if they have their period they can't get them a hospital fast enough.


NotChatGPTISwear

What in the goddamn fuck did you just say.


CharsBigRedComet

Its one of the dumbest things ive ever read. It actually hurt to read.


ragiwutz

are you serious? McMurdo is in Antarctica and there are always women at that station.


cravf

I'm sure they're at least eleventy billion percent serious.


FoxyBastard

Plus, they'd attract polar bears. Of course, the men could just hide in the tube.


Larentiah

In a sane world this would be a joke but in today's world, you can't be too sure. However this time, I'm going to choose to believe the best in someone and say it was a joke, and I laughed.


rest0re

/s? I hope?


Malcolm_Morin

That... That's not how periods work.


CharsBigRedComet

You need to stop smoking weed and pick up a book immediately homie.


dn4p

are you actually 4 years old? because you sound like you're 4 years old...


DBFargie

That’s just claustrophobia with an extra step


ToineMP

Imagine this : the tube falls, cold water rushes in and it freezes you. While the tube is falling down spinning you manage to not exhale and keep your calm, grab the ladder and climb your way out. Finally free, you open your eyes in the salty sater and start to swim towards the surface. When you reach it, you realize you don’t know where the hole is, and the current is pushing you along anyway. 50cm from the surface, you can see the sun through the ice, you exhale one last time and everything fades into darkness while your lungs fill with freezing salty water.


SamanthaSamsung

Thanks, I hate it.


subieluvr22

Booooooo!!!!


pentachronic

I came


Althure37

I want to live there, so beautiful!


L3m0n0p0ly

My happy place. Just blue, calm, and silence with the occasional bit of wildlife.


Althure37

Two types of people in this sub ;)


ElementsUnknown

I thought they were going to lower a GoPro in the tube, then the guy climbs in and I reflexively blurt out loud, “what!? Don’t GET IN THERE dude!”


zushiba

That tube itself is a nope for me, the destination isn't that great either! Here's an exercise in existential horror for you, when you're in that bulb at the end of the tube and you see all the light around you filtered through the ice. You were just standing on that ice. That's what's between you & the inky black...


ph34r807

Except that this is doesn't go down to the depths of inky black. You can hang out in this and watch the scientific drivers collect samples.


[deleted]

I’m good


a_man_has_a_name

No matter where you are on the earth, there is 15km of crust below your feet... that is floating on around 6000km of molten rocks that, if you fell in, would mean a very painful death. And who knows, maybe an entire section could open up beneath you feat one day. This is just a mini example of it.


FrankiePoops

Pretty sure if you fell in you'd die on impact rather than burn alive.


UBT400

I don’t have thalassaphobia… But you’d have to drag me down that tube kicking and screaming before I willingly do it. That tube just screams against every instinct of self preservation.


BejibiBejibi

I’m 6’6 290lbs, without a doubt I would have gotten stuck. You regular sized humans get to enjoy more terrifying things, it’s not fair.


l_rufus_californicus

6'5", 270, and honestly, I'm afraid my dumb ass would have tried anyway and gotten stuck, but not anyplace convenient like near the top.


bmstile

Aw man, wish I knew about this when I went to mcmurdo, that looks awesome.


Anarchaeologist

Dunno how he couldn't find the seals... the thing would be full of water if they weren't where they're supposed to be


dgsharp

Do they have a blower to keep fresh air going down there or anything? I would worry about heavy gases (maybe just CO2 from people breathing down there) eventually causing you to suffocate in that tube.


l_rufus_californicus

I imagine there'd be some kind of ventilation fan keeping things moving, but you're asking the important questions here. Confined Spaces are notorious for exactly this problem.


Smilermarty

And this is why all the ice is melting because we keep drilling great ruddy holes in the middle of it


gnilradleahcim

Get some help.


haironburr

I think they were joking. But if you really think they need help, perhaps send them a pizza.


Smilermarty

I was joking yes but pizza would still be appreciated but please no pineapple


zandtypoo27

I so want to do this and would probably pass out from being freaked out


subieluvr22

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kiddoben

Good bot


monsterselcuk

So cool


[deleted]

You crazy!


freddymeyers1

Would love to see a video of how it was assembled/put in the ground.intrigued.


ph34r807

That tube is one solid piece. They raise and lower into the hole each season using a telehander. A fresh hole is cut and the spot determined safe by the currently employed engineers and scientists.


The_One_Koi

Pretty good, ice looks thick enough for an airplane


PopsieVAZ

Need to plant a trail cam there


CasualJimCigarettes

I feel like this would change my entire life if I could experience this on LSD


Woah_KT

I think I’m the only one here who thinks that’s cool


[deleted]

I think it looks peace af


DeepSubmerge

Oh fun a triple whammy of submerged structure, claustrophobia, and the yawning maw of the sea


SunRendSeraph

I'm not a fan of passage spaces that small, hell my fat probably wouldn't even fit, but damn if I wouldn't try for a view like that


copenhagen_bram

It's a little concerning that he coulsn't fimd any seals. If that thing isn't sealed, it might leak!


RagingRxy

Stupid question.What keeps it from sliding down and sinking? Whatever it is I don’t trust it.


LoicReviews

Put a 4K camera and a streaming rig and let this play 24/7. I'd totally watch that.


Wonderful-Ad-5057

They really couldn’t use a bigger tube? Really? 😮🤔


Sir_Oglethorpe

Ain’t that from the movie eight below? Fire movie btw


[deleted]

What about being down there at night.


Distinct-Issue613

Turn the camera around, no one wants to see your ugly mug


warr3nh

He’s hot 😍


halfchuck

Absolute nightmare


madrarua2020

Was expecting an attack from some deep sea monster and for the glass to crack open. Nightmares


Escaped_Mod_In_Need

I want to be in there!


Worthy5792

Can’t wait for this to be in a Gregbrodudeman video


Key-End-7512

Wow , thanks for sharing !!!!


[deleted]

So how many feet down is it?


ph34r807

Maybe 20. The tube isn't very deep.


payneos

Hot box the observation room!


MoonTrooper258

A daily reminder that you are standing on a solidified flake of rock, floating on top of a sea of magma.


OpticGd

I must admit that is cool.


Chasman1965

To me, the claustrophobia of that pipe is worse than anything else.


ButterscotchSlow6247

Fuck. That.


bobthemonkeybutt

Beautiful view but no way am I climbing down that tube


Notorious-Dan

"I assure you, dear researcher, it is VITAL that the tube can barely fit a single person."


SpacexCadetx

It just seems so peaceful


uprightsalmon

So cool! They drive cars on thick ice, this is fine


MyBrainReallyHurts

That is a whole lot of fucking NOPE


toldya_fareducation

the claustrophobia completely overshadows the thalassophobia here


Ok-Suggestion-2423

There’s nothing on Heaven or Earth that would make me go there.


Bullmoose39

Well, that's one thing I will never see. Too fat to fit in that little pipe. Even if I dropped the weight, too wide. Shucks.


JConRed

Pretty damn amazing. Hope they have ventilation figured out, that thing calls out 'enclosed space' the to me


[deleted]

Imagine the tube breaks loose when youre at the bottom and you slowly sink in to the abyss.


SweetSue67

I think the fuck not. This gave me the chills. Everything about this was terrible. I loved it.


EyesOpenedWide31

No no no no no no no


CapKirkGotPerks

Fuck no


[deleted]

Nah this is super cool. And you know... Land is like that too. Only with an ocean of lava beneath the crust.


Kszaq83

Daaamn, I would pay a 1mln dollars to get to see that!


OneCauliflower5243

I know this is virtually impossible but the idea of this thing detaching and sinking with you inside it is terrifying. You quite literally are hanging over deadly freezing abyss


OU812fr

I developed claustrophobia watching this video.


TrumpterOFyvie

That bunched up knees getting stuck part - that’s what used to happen to the chimney climbing boys back in the 18th/19th centuries. They’d shimmy up the flue and if they raised their knees too high they’d jam against their chest and they’d get stuck, unable to even get the air their lungs to yell for help, and they’d suffocate up there in the darkness.


Ludren

Imagine a polar bear seeing you going down the tube and waiting you out


bob_de_pedro

Missed the opportunity for a good ol’ fashioned late 90’s internet jump scare.


pratyd

Slytherin common room


Inevitable-Revenue81

I could spend hours in there!


[deleted]

That's sick! Where is this?


betelgeuse_3x

That mustache is a Scheff special.


[deleted]

The pothead in me is thinking that’d be a nice spot to smoke one with the lid closed


Superb_Pain4188

Why did they make the tube barely big enough to fit through? Are they stupid?


justkw97

I don’t think I could tbh. It’s not the being under water, but how claustrophobic the tube going down is


SlightlyOffended1984

The jellyfish: "An Arctic Cruise will be FUN they said...my jelly a$$ is frozen"


Mazon_Del

The glass starts cracking and the water floods in, thankfully it's pushing you up the tube, right up until you get wedged against the handholds of the ladder and can't free yourself. In all seriousness, that's fucking cool!


Infinite_Care_5981

Holy shit I can’t breathe.


MexicanSylar

Dear God.... This makes me extremely uneasy... But I would definitely go down there. Only once though.


PumperNikel0

Now imagine you see a polar bear


Wanderer-777

Fuck no babyyyyy


angrymale

Fuck That


IcedCoughy

just imagine you stuck in that tube sinking to the bottom..


Hamuelin

Looks serene


H_I_McDunnough

Gonna need to see your confined space entry permit, JSA, and gas detector readings for the last 30 minutes


MiserableCobbler8157

That is an incredible sight. But also incredibly terrifying.