If Elon pulls this off, it will be awesome..
I have been reading some comments about the mini-sub idea...its pretty fascinating:
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I believe that the "submarine" idea is quite feasible. It turns the boys into cargo and would allow them to be tranquilized or even knocked out prior to the extraction. This should make it relatively easy for the divers to maneuver them through the tunnel. They can then be left in one of the non-flooded sections to recover before walking to the next flooded section and repeating the process.
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Basically than can tie a cable to the mini sub, and pull guide it through the flooded portion, to a dry portion and get all the kids there..then repeat
some dude:
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Any way to hitch the front with a cable so divers get some assistance pulling forward in underwater portions? Believe holding vertical level requires less energy for divers than pulling forward while swimming. Maybe have several hitch points in cave to have right angle?
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ELon musk , in a reply:
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4 handles/hitch points on front & 4 on rear. 2 air tank connections on front & 2 on rear, allowing 1 to 4 tanks simultaneously connected, all recessed for impact protection w secondary cap seal if leak develops.
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Also, they are going to build it in 8 frigging hours!!
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"Construction complete in about 8 hours, then 17 hour flight to Thailand,"
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