05-03-06, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by GreyOctober
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Originally Posted by jumpy
I should imagine that under the circumstances of sudden and catostrophic implosion, quite a large amount of heat would also be generated in (what was left of) the submarine atmosphere (like you get pumping up a bicycle tire- the pump gets hot) and any crewmembers in said atmosphere would not only be subject to the intense and crushing pressure differential, but a rapid and extreme buildup of heat- a kind of 'compression ignition' of the air in the boat- something which would only last for a fraction of a second, but might actually do it for the crew before them being crushed to death?
I'm guessing some of that is at least possible if not wholely probable in such an event as a submarine implosion... yay discovery channel!
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No. Just a big bubble  The only heat would be that of the depthcharges.
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Originally Posted by Keelbuster
I believe it - burn first, then crush, then drown, then be torn apart by fish. Sweird though - in movies with downed subs (i.e. abyss), the bodies are always intact. Chances are they would be pretty mashed.
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Uhm, severe lung collapse,and one that is filled with water, presure equalizes and there nothing more to happen, untill the body gets sniffed out by a shark 
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"The Thresher’s hull gave way. Inrushing seawater spiked air pressure, quickly killing the crew. The pressure also ignited the sub’s diesel fuel, causing an explosion that tore the high-tech vessel to pieces."
http://www.americanheritage.com/even...-trieste.shtml
Oh, they burn.
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