Earth’s oceans have been home to giant animals for hundreds of millions of years, but we know surprisingly little about their daily lives. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to swim with some of these giants of the deep? Dive into this video to virtually explore the world under the water and meet some of the oceans’ biggest creatures.
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Watch NASA dump 450,000 gallons of water in less than a minute
NASA frequently achieves breathtaking feats: launching a probe to kiss the sun, discovering new worlds in far-flung star systems, and keeping humans alive as they speed around in a spaceship 250 miles above Earth.
But space is hard, and it’s not always glamorous getting there. Sometimes NASA blows us away in more mundane ways—like by shooting about 450,000 gallons of water 100 feet into the air. It’s no surprise that the latest test of NASA’s Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression (IOP/SS) water deluge system is making a splash all over the Internet. Just check out the footage for yourself:
The testing is part of the preparation for NASA’s new Space Launch System, a rocket intended to take humans beyond Earth’s orbit—around the moon and perhaps even to Mars. After a string of delays, SLS is supposed to take its first, uncrewed flight sometime in 2019.
SLS is a big ol’ rocket. In fact, it’s the first to ever surpass the strength of the Saturn V, a superlative craft that thrust six lunar missions into space. SLS’s engines and boosters will produce 8.4 million pounds of thrust, and in doing so will also create a ton of heat and noise. We’re not talking about the level of noise that makes you want to cover your ears: SLS will create acoustic energy capable of damaging the rocket, its payload, and the surrounding launch pad. In other words, it’s gonna go boom—big time. IOP/SS fights back with a big burst of liquid refreshment.
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Guy Helps Squirrel Trying To Swim In Lake | The Dodo
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Drivers ticketed for crash that ended with school bus in swimming pool
An Orange County school bus driver is one of two people being blamed for a crash that ended with a school bus in a swimming pool.
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Cardio training (Swimming Exercise) for big guys is unique. – Eddie Hall
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How to Survive in Open Water: 7 Basic Swimming Skills Everyone Should Know
Drowning is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Learning how to swim can be scary when you don’t know what you’re doing. Don’t worry though — there are things you can do to make learning how to swim less daunting. Once you get the hang of it, swimming will be a breeze.
Here are 7 basic swimming skills everyone should remember.
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A Day In The Life Of Olympic Swimmer Mack Horton
When GQ shadowed Horton in Melbourne for the day we anticipated a day filled with laps, gym sessions, maybe a coffee or two, and a four-hour roll out in front of the television. Little did we know we should have brought a Vespa, a Camelbak of hydrolytes and a well-appointed timekeeper to ensure we kept up.
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Memorial swim to honour the memory of Theodore Yach
Theodore Yach, veteran cold-water swimmer, and Robin Island record-holder, passed away suddenly last week from asthma complications. He was 60.
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This Is the Only Proven Way to Deter a Great White Shark | The Swim
Ben Lecomte was followed by a shark for five days during his Atlantic swim in 1998. As he plans to venture into Pacific white shark habitat this time around, can the crew of The Swim expedition lower his odds of a dangerous encounter using deterrent technology?