How This Woman Started Diving in DIY Submarines | Obsessed | WIRED

Marine biologist Shanee Stopnitzky is on a mission to spend as much time under the ocean's surface as possible. To achieve her goal, she bought two used and broken submarines, and is fixing them up, making them functional again, learning as she goes.


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How This Woman Started Diving in DIY Submarines | Obsessed | WIRED

[benbrooks]

How many kilos of payload can that take across the border of Mexico

[humanbeing]

0:33 ‘Steering thingy’ is actually the official US Navy term.

[daveg]

Everyone worried about steery thingy, but one of electronics was labeled electronic thingy

[DutchBane]

As a submarine veteran, they are absolute deathtraps😂😂 she is very brave

[maxgerleman]

Submarine lady: submerses

U.S. Coast Guard: OPEN TF UP

[worldmapping]

This woman didnt care about the sub, only about someone getting hurt. we needs more people like her

[madisonschmid]

Are you insured?: "Yes"
By survival? "No"
Is that DUCT TAPE?!: "Yeah but only on the steering thi-"
I can't take that ride.

[BreakingBarriersDIY]

I love this woman's naturally calm explanation of this passion. It is well understood by me. I have no flip comments...just awe and a little envy. My best wishes.

[darkfeather]

her laughing at how it only cost 4000 to buy her first submarine made my day

[danielrobinson]

I can't imagine what could possibly go wrong with a DIY submarine.

[marksilla]

Why buy a submarine when you could have 4 Apple stands

[existenceisrelative]

I _love_ her. Everything on her ship is labeled "thingy". As is appropriate for a ship with so many thingies on board.

[gavinklima]

Just imagine being lost at sea and this girl just eating her grill cheese pulling up like, “ ma you need some help” lmao

[fritzwilhelm]

Charming lady. We're all going to miss her terribly.

[dawgsoutfree]

If she do vlogs, she would make money out of sponsorship and ad revenue

[ronniesunshine]

I could've gone my entire life without once ever thinking of building my own submarine

[DanielBillingslea]

Hammering the exit closed seems kinda dangerous 😬

[dustinbrandel]

Man, i love the idea of people living in an awesome submarine, as civilian ocean explorers. Could even farm underwater foods. Like a goodguy captain Nemo.
Sharing discoveries with the world.

[Fede_uyz]

But where are the torpedo tubes???
0/10 not Kriegsmarine approved

[garyjohnston]

A very infectious personality. Great Gal.