In 1965 Halbert Fischel
together with Tony DiChiro and Larry Cushman and Dave Joss
designed and tested a cryogenic diving system capable of taking
the diver to 307 meters of depth with diving times up to 5
hours. The units used a technology with a cryogenic scrubber
system.
The energy for reaching these low temperatures was achieved by
taking liquid nitrogen during the dive carried in 1 cylinder. The technique is not commonly in use
anymore. The russians build a similar design that can be seen
here. Please enjoy this great story
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