This animation demonstrates how a collector vehicle launched from a ship during deep-sea mining would travel 15,000 feet below sea level to collect polymetallic nodules containing essential minerals. Narrated by MIT Professor Thomas Peacock.
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If it can't be done in a regenerative way to restore the health of the ocean, it should be reconsidered until it can – we need to start healing the damage we have already done to our oceans instead of causing new problems. I'd love to hear more about the environmental assessments and how that is being addressed.
Lol… Mine the ocean floor…. FFS.
Space has what we need and we don't need to destroy the earth to get it so why are we still mining on earth.
This reminds me of the machine they use to collect spice in Dune
Why humanity destroy environment
I think it's wild these nodules of precious metals just litter the sea floor just waiting to get scooped up.
All humans on earth, if put together, wouldn’t even cover .01% of land. The world is 71% ocean. There’s pollution, but CO2 is not a toxic pollutant. It was never in the 1970 Clean Air Act. CO2 is vital to all life on earth and while CO2 could pose a threat? The numbers would have to be astronomical. It’s 400ppm outside now. Plants and wildlife need a minimum of 150ppm just to live. They would prefer 1300-2100. Whatever CO2 leaks out of greenhouse gases, nature sucks it right up. Not to mention the oceans holding capacity of it. And the ocean is very deep. The Mariana Trench is over 7 miles deep. Remember, humans occupy not even .01% of dry land. Even if we wanted, we would do nothing.
That does not look good for the ocean floor.
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disgusting destructive damage to our planet when is enough is enough when everything is dead and people realize you cant eat and breathe money.
so you want to do this deepsea mining stuff. and exactly who will pay for it? taxpayers? hell no. you pay for it from your own pocket. aya bada huh. ye sab band hona jahiye kiu kha m kha nadi mai jo jee rahe usko katm karna jahte ho. mai tho agree nahi karungi. i wish this cant happen😢. selfish idiots. you cant even think about the fishes and all those sea animals living there. that is their home. this cant happen. STOP 🚫⛔⚠️📛❌
please dont leave a like on this video put a thumbs down we all need to be against this not for it. those creatures in the sea will die because of the deep sea mining. please dont agree to this. we need to stop this from happening. what if something terrible happens. you all knoe the earths core has lava. think about it what if something more worse happens. say no to deep sea mining say no say no say nooooo
Combine the down plume pipe with suction pipe?, saves on material and manufacturing with added environmental benefits
Untouched land at 4000m
That's lots of gold
This is so fucked up
This would be an ecological disaster.
God said say into this mountain be thou removed! If only you had faith. Wow. We're almost there. We can heal this land when the sin is gone! God be with you and give you strength. Life health and strength, in Jesus name.
Idk why we don't just leave the sea alone just print more money leave rhe fish and sharks alone
Dystopian.
The people in the comments that cry about the environment are actually bad for the environment.
Why more damage to this planet
It can come close to surface when detected threat and it's should be mobile slowly so hide it's location
This smells exactly like oil extraction. We will witness the dramatic repercussions decades from now. Better leave what we don't know alone.
I guess we'll find out, it's not like they've been wrong before, especially when money is involved…
Anyways, I'm sure multinational corporations will make hundreds of billions, then if found that this is extremely bad for the environment, que in future extreme taxes for people and blame them for the problem. This seems to be the tried and true formula.
And not a single octopus, fish or marine flora depicted being crushed by that thing. As if the ocean harbours no life forms or ecological environments.
Nope
its a sick idea from sick humans
A disgusting obscenity.
Terrifyingly awful. These people should be put in prison. I hope the boat sinks.
Good ideas to cleaning up seabed from heavy minerals, this may have potential to clean deep sea trash that may have been trapped in the bottom too.
When is this going to come out or be real
This looks horrible man. Give up on EVs they are not the future