James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Ocean Dive!

At noon, local time (10 p.m. ET), James Cameron's "vertical torpedo" sub broke the surface of the western Pacific, carrying the National Geographic explorer and filmmaker back from the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep—Earth's deepest, and perhaps most alien, realm.

The first human to reach the 6.8-mile-deep (11-kilometer-deep) undersea valley solo, Cameron arrived at the bottom with the tech to collect scientific data, specimens, and visions unthinkable in 1960, when the only other manned Challenger Deep dive took place, according to members of the National Geographic expedition.

More here:http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120325-james-cameron-mariana-trench-challenger-deepest-returns-science-sub/?source=hp_dl1_dsc20120325

Let's see Christopher Nolan do something as cool as this! :P

"James Cameron now the deepest solo diver in history, 3rd deepest ocean diver ever...25550 ft."

:bow:

Seems Cameron is at a low point in his career.

Seems Cameron is at a low point in his career.

CJL13

"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you @DeepChallenge"

LIKE A BAWSE

Travelling to the abyss like that is truly a titanic accomplishment; the flora and fauna down there must seem like aliens. Avatar True Lies Terminator.

Seems Cameron is at a low point in his career.

CJL13

Best post on this entire board.  No one will ever top this.

Seems Cameron is at a low point in his career.

CJL13

Dude has some major stones.

He did it!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120325-james-cameron-mariana-trench-challenger-deepest-returns-science-sub/?source=hp_dl1_dsc20120325

Travelling to the abyss like that is truly a titanic accomplishment;

Slow_Show

Dude has some major stones.

jimkabrhel

Haha... hah...

 No? :(

So, instead of Avatar 2, will he make the sequel of The Abyss?