A little surprise from the RMST Titanic Expedition 2024!
When they send subs or ROVs to the wreck of Titanic, it’s a tradition to attach a bag of Styrofoam cups to the vehicle when it makes the dive, usually with something stamped or written on the cups. The incredible pressure at the wreck site - some 12,500 feet or 3,800 meters down - squeezes any air from the foam, shrinking the cup to the size of a shot glass or thimble.
On this latest expedition, one of those cups was personalized for me and it’s just about the neatest and cutest thing I’ve ever seen! (It’s supposedly still safe to drink from them, but I won’t be doing that.)
Huge thanks to RMS Titanic, Inc. and the folks who made Expedition 2024 happen, for the incredible data I’m sure they gathered, and for being so generous with their cups!
(LEGO Minifigure for scale)