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The Deep Sea

Resurfaced independently across 4 calendar years, with breakout response in 3 of them.

submissions
22
submitters
22
observed span
2019–2024
peak thread · 124 comments
703 pts
latest 20+ return · 2024-11-19
42 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.

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This is beautiful, thanks. Why not linking the creatures to their English Wikipedia pages to get curious folks more background? Wikimedia Foundation employee here in private comment. Just learnt the first time about the Leatherback Sea Turtle here.

The USS Johnston is no longer the deepest wreck found. That honor goes to another ship lost at the Battle Off Samar: the famous DE-413, USS Samuel B. Roberts. The ship's final action report: https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/NHC/NewPDFs/USN/Action%20re... "The crew were informed over the loud speaker system at the beginning of the action, of the Commanding Officer's estimate of the situation, that is, a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival could not be expected, during which time we would do what…

pfdietz·363-point thread·

>At 332 meters, this is the deepest any human has ever scuba dived. Set by Ahmed Gabr in 2014. Yes. It took him 12 minutes to descend to depth... and 15 hours to ascend. But if you take a look at the wikipedia article for deep diving you'll note there's a record for a "simulated" dive that's much deeper, 701 meters, done in 1992. Simulated how? Why was it never repeated? Well... https://web.archive.org/web/20180127104927/http://gtuem.prae... >Hydra 10 was performed in the Comex…

Would be funny if it became increasingly harder to scroll due to the immense pressure. Was also kinda hoping for an easter egg down there after 1000m like the Deepcore Submersible Drilling Platform from The Abyss (1989).

The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.

Breakout years
3

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
1394

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Total comments
272

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2019-12-04The Deep SeaYuval_Halevi70
2019-12-05The Deep SeaGedxx10
2019-12-06The Deep SeaDanBC30
2019-12-09The Deep Seabloke_zero10
2019-12-11The Deep Seated040
2019-12-12The Deep Sea (Scrolling Experience)stared21
2019-12-13The Deep SeaDyslexicAtheist30
2019-12-14The Deep Sealongdefeat201
2019-12-14The Deep Seajacquesm20
2019-12-15The Deep Seatambourine_man20
2019-12-15The Deep Seavo2maxer31
2019-12-18The Deep Sealelf10
2019-12-21The Deep SeaFirst breakout · Best threadthereyougo70396
2021-08-07The Deep Seadiogenesjunior10
2021-11-08The Deep Seadebo_30
2021-11-20The Deep SeaTomte22245
2023-06-21The Deep Seamckee120
2023-06-22The Deep Searomanovtexas30
2023-06-23The Deep SeaCHB040308548230
2023-06-23The Deep Seasoheilpro30
2023-06-27The Deep SeaHall inductionthrow0101a363124
2024-11-19The Deep SeaLatest 20+ point returntakinola424