Sub Smash Escapology

With Sky Diver's atomic reactor shut down and the water pumps
slowing to a crawl emptying the escape hatch, Straker and the
remaining crew are faced with a long wait to be saved.
Instead of waiting for the pumps to empty the hatch, could
the hatch door be simply opened and let the water from it
into the sub? The next crew members could then enter and shut the
door before repeating the process This would mean the hatch would
empty in seconds rather than hours. Although this would take away
some of the drama, and the special effects crew would probably be
faced with a big job providing all that water.
Also when Sky Diver is finally blasted free of the ledge, where
would these explosives be put to avoid blowing up the occupants?

Kevin.

That's a good point Kevin and I have to admit that that thought ran
through my mind as well. The only thing I could think of was that
maybe you would be afraid of the water shorting out the electrics and
then the door not opening again.

I also wondered why when at the end and they were running out of air
they didn't find some scuba gear and use that as extra oxygen to
survive.

Karen


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Judging from the size of the chamber, I'd say the more than a ton and a
half of water pressing against the inside of the door would have crushed
anyone trying to open it from the other side. Also, being on a ledge like
that, once all that weight in water runs loose down the interior of the sub,
might it not possibly shift the weight of the sub enough to tilt it over the
edge of a cliff, if in the right direction?....
If the door opened in toward the chamber, you wouldn't be able to force
it open against the weight of water. Even Straker can't lift a ton.

JAT,
Dave H

Karen, I have not seen that episode lately but I would hazard a guess that they gave most of the diving gear to the first people who evacuated the ship. I think they gave the last of the oxygen to Mina but she got stuck in the sub with Straker anyway. It may have been done off camera that they emptied the oxygen containers first. It would have taken all the drama out of the situation.

raribear <[hidden email]> wrote:


That's a good point Kevin and I have to admit that that thought ran
through my mind as well. The only thing I could think of was that
maybe you would be afraid of the water shorting out the electrics and
then the door not opening again.

I also wondered why when at the end and they were running out of air
they didn't find some scuba gear and use that as extra oxygen to
survive.

Karen


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Well this is true but maybe it would have been more realistic if the
producers had included a little snippet of them releasing the oxygen.
I sort of watch that episode and in my brain I'm thinking "go for the
scuba tanks guys". But you're right everything for drama and I have
to admit as a kid I never gave it a second thought.

I'm really enjoying the series even more the second time around
because now I'm paying attention to all of the details that went into
production whereas when I was a kid I just enjoyed the action.


--- In [hidden email], legg bryan <bslwrsf@y...> wrote:
> Karen, I have not seen that episode lately but I would hazard
a guess that they gave most of the diving gear to the first people
who evacuated the ship. I think they gave the last of the oxygen to
Mina but she got stuck in the sub with Straker anyway. It may have
been done off camera that they emptied the oxygen containers first.
It would have taken all the drama out of the situation.