Brain Junk

Go look up the Carl Straat diving bell ship. It's insane to think that it's possible for people to walk on the bottom of a river in regular clothes and rubber boots. There's no special equipment except for the boat and compressed air. Show Notes:Carl Straat diving bell ship (the video Amy watches during the episode): https://www.tiktok.com/@machinepix/video/7255824577534725418wocomoMOTORS video shortShip technology magazine article on the Carl StraatHow the ship works, interview with the captain: https://www.damen.com/insights-center/articles/your-questions-answered-the-german-diving-bell-vesselNeed more weird ships? Check out this wiki of the now decommissioned R/P FLIP Transcript[00:00:03] Speaker A: Welcome to Brain Junk. I'm Amy Barton.[00:00:05] Speaker B: And I'm Trace Kerr. And today is everything you never knew you wanted to know about diving bell ships.[00:00:13] Speaker A: I am delighted by swimming, but terrified of drowning. So I'm sort of morbidly fascinated with anything with the word diving. An