Deepsea Challenge 3D Page #5

That is for sure a hole

right above the rudder.

Okay.

So, thats our torpedo hole.

(James narrating) Our forensic work got the attention

of the deep exploration

community

and we started

to gain some credibility,

you know, all these institutional guys in academia

that have this very sophisticated oceanographic equipment

are kind of looking

over at our stuff saying,

"They have that?

We dont even have that."

The question is

am I a filmmaker

who does exploration

on the side

or am I an explorer

who does filming on the side?

(Suzy) When he decided ultimately to do Avatar,

he was really

debating back and forth,

was he going to quit directing

as a Hollywood director

and just go do expeditions,

which was something he--

he loves it

He lives it. He breathes it. I mean, he loves making films, too.

But theres

something about--

about Jim and the sea.

Look at this thing.

Its incredible.

My problem is I'm curious.

I'm a curious monkey and I need to go see for myself, you know.

I've seen some pretty astonishing things in the depths,

things that fill

your soul with wonder.

What always gets me

is how life adapts.

It can adapt

to the crushing pressure.

It can adapt

to the absolute darkness.

It can feed off jets of water

that are hot enough

to melt lead.

But the question is, can life adapt to the ultimate pressure

36,000 feet down?

Maybe.

The only way to know is to go down there and take a look.

(Walt) We first met Jim on The Abyss 25 years ago.

He was maniacally

focused and driven

and now I think he actually enjoys inspiring the group.

Hes trying to reach

the state of perfection

and achievement and he wants everyone to kind of rise to that level.

(James) Pushing people is not about yelling at them.

its about creating goals

that are achievable,

whether they think

the yre achievable or not.

Yeah, the only reason were filling it is so we can pressure test the things

because we need to start this pressure qualification process.

Weve never controlled a J-box from the pack, but the J-box-- Why not?

Because we havent got to that stage in the integration yet.

Every single time youve gone up a tier in the architecture

youve had to pull everything apart and solder resisters.

What makes you think its going to be any different now?

I designed the J-boxes.

Ooh.

You just stuck

your neck out so far.

This isnt an option for him.

He has to do it.

its such

an internal drive for him

that once hes started that train, its not going to stop.

Were coming to that funnel where... Everything needs to be done at once.

(Dave) We got five people want in this sphere at one time.

But only one person

can work in it.

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