General / Off-Topic 6 Things Movies Don't Show You About Life on a Submarine

[kenwshmt]

http://www.cracked.com/article_20871_6-things-movies-dont-show-you-about-life-submarine.html/

The oxygen levels on a submarine are kept dramatically low. This is primarily to keep the risk of fires at a minimum, but it has some side effects. Most submariners work with their hands and get injured a fair amount. You'd be surprised what a small drop in oxygen levels will do to your body's ability to repair itself. Constantly oozing wounds are the name of the game. It is not a fun game.

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The Navy doesn't want you to quit, so when someone does wash out, it's treated like a dereliction of duty. "How dare you betray your classmates -- nay, your country -- by wanting to live on the surface world? You don't want to be a Morlock, son? What, so a giant metal group coffin isn't good enough for you anymore?"

 

[Perseus]

That was a good read kenwshmt. It gave me desire and disgust in equal measure.
I wonder if the Silent Hunter games are going to start containing bottled 'fragrances' to truly emulate the immersion of submersion.

 

[kenwshmt]

They are space ships, effectively.
The crew doesn't go outside, limited supplies, etc.

Maybe it can affect multicrew ships?

Or a damaged ship, the crew responses can be sluggish, if climate control is failing.

 

[Dejay]

Lol very funny read. Also somehow makes the idea of space travel less romantic

 

[metatheurgist]

I knew about the hot-bunking, the smell and the cramped environment. Everything else was disturbingly informative.