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[–] Lufia@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

They made a mistake by just saying submarine. HG Wells wrote about a man exploring the ocean in a sphere. It was written in 1896. In the 1930s, the bathysphere was created. I don't know if they were inspired by his story or if it was a coincidence, but it's pretty cool either way!