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TomCADem

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Sat Jun-05-10 01:00 AM
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Water Pressure @ Depth Calculator

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Here is an interesting online calculator for water pressure at depth.

http://www.calctool.org/CALC/other/games/depth_press

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is taking place at about 5,000 feet down at which water pressure is about 2,236 psi or about a ton per square inch. For comparison sake, the water pressure near the surface is only about 15 psi. The record for a submarine, not a submersible, is less than 5,000 feet.

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