On Yellow Submarines

The propulsion trilogy will finish up soon with a word from Aidan on the motors, which he did most of the work on.

Thanks to Tamrynn Clegg for the Antipodes shots.

In the meantime, there have been some cool happenings at the Sea Center tangentially related to this project.  On November 11 and 12, the team from OceanGate Inc. made a whistle stop on the wharf with their manned research sub Antipodes.




In terms of technical history, Antipodes has a surprising amount in common with our ROV (notwithstanding that it carries people.)  They are both products of the North Sea oil boom, and both feature approximately the same depth rating, at around 300 meters, along with an unbelievable amount of acrylic.  They're also both yellow.


Yellow is likely the most popular body color for research subs, manned and unmanned alike, due to its high visibility.
Nonetheless, one can't help but wonder:
Which came first, the Beatles album or a yellow vehicle?
Finding the answer to this question took some searching, but as it turns out, none other than Jacques Cousteau painted his organization's new submersible yellow in 1966.  The vehicle, believed to have inspired the title of the Fab Four's 1968 album and  animated film, is shown on display at the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco. 
Yet another way marine science affects us all!

image credit to user 4dmin of imagesearch.blogspot.com

Launch is nigh for our yellow sub. Stay tuned!

- Jacob