<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Sean,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">good joke! Someone explained to me that in South America they are </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">applauded for their on field dramatic performance. A bit like big time wrestling.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I thought it was funny that they roll 10 times when they aren't touched but a World </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">cup goalkeeper was jumped on by 10 of his team mates after a penalty shoot</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">out & had no ill effects.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I hear the rescue has now started, so they will be diving them out.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Alan </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 8/07/2018, at 3:39 PM, Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>I heard that Elon Musk had proposed something similar just recently.<br><br>That said, this is a team of soccer players... As such, shouldn't they already know how to dive? <br><br>Kidding aside, I hope they can be extricated safely.<br><br>Sean<br><br><br><br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>On Jul 7, 2018, 21:33, Alan via Personal_Submersibles < <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="protonmail_quote"><br>You have probably all heard of the Thai soccer team trapped in the cave<br>in Thailand for a couple of weeks now!<br>They are trying to train the kids to dive as one of the escape options.<br>One of the sections is a 20 minute dive.<br>What about a miniature flexible submarine.?<br>Have a flexible bag made of pvc with a hatch incorporated in it.<br>Have a small scrubber & battery & small O2 tank with one of Phils belows <br>add systems on it.<br>The kids are weighted & enter the bag. Air is sucked out via a valve<br>until the unit is neutrally buoyant. <br>They are hooked on to a guide rope & are pulled through the underwater<br>sections.<br>They can get out & walk through dry sections.<br>Thoughts?<br>Alan<br><br>Sent from my iPad<br>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>