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@maysacha 4 handles/hitch points on front & 4 on rear. 2 air tank connections on front & 2 on rear, allowing 1 to 4 tanks simultaneously connected, all recessed for impact protection w secondary cap seal if leak develops.

@thanr @ablack82 I’m in LA working with the SpaceX team building the kid mini-sub

@aiyanaskye Construction complete in about 8 hours, then 17 hour flight to Thailand

Continue to be amazed by the bravery, resilience & tenacity of kids & diving team in Thailand. Human character at its best.

Got more great feedback from Thailand. Primary path is basically a tiny, kid-size submarine using the liquid oxygen transfer tube of Falcon rocket as hull. Light enough to be carried by 2 divers, small enough to get through narrow gaps. Extremely robust.

@VoltzCoreAudio Ground winds would

@VoltzCoreAudio Yes. All-weather. ~300km/h high altitude winds. ~60km/h ground winds. It’s a beast.

@jevjack1 Can’t be too buoyant

Some good feedback from cave experts in Thailand. Iterating with them on an escape pod design that might be safe enough to try. Also building an inflatable tube with airlocks. Less likely to work, given tricky contours, but great if it does.

@ArkadiuszKula @JL2579 @MattyIce4412 @thanr @JamesWorldSpace Good idea

@JL2579 @MattyIce4412 @thanr @JamesWorldSpace Prob wise to add an air tank (butt end fwd to take impacts) in nose of pod & vent valve in rear. Set air tank to slow bleed rate, then no need for SCUBA mouthpiece or regulator. Training unnecessary & less susceptible to panic attack.

@LittleMissFlint You’re welcome. Happy birthday! 🎁🎉🎂

@MattyIce4412 @thanr @JamesWorldSpace Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about in that tweet — double-layer Kevlar pressure pod with Teflon coating. Other approach is a long inflatable air sock. Both worth trying.

@williamwinters @austinhopperrrr @maysacha @thanr @JamesWorldSpace Exactly. You can put socks on your feet the same way. There would be no relative motion between the tube & rock wall.

@jeremysliew It’s open so that others who are closer to the problem can consider this as one possible solution

@siwgrindaker @erikveen Should be possible to increase the air inflow rate above the leak rate, unless there is a very big hole. If oxygen % is dropping, suggests that leak holes are not large.

@erikveen I would def recommend this

@thanr @JamesWorldSpace Building double-layer Kevlar pressure pods with Teflon coating to slip by rocks & front/rear rope tow hitch & lead pockets for neutral buoyancy. ~60 cm oval. Testing this aft in a pool with a subject who has never done SCUBA. Do the divers think something like this might work?

@bonnienorman @TeslaBull @trippedover Interesting

@thanr @JamesWorldSpace Great, thanks