A diver in an ordinary diving suit cannot work at a much greater depth than 150 ft owing to the pressure of the water. In the deepest parts of the ocean the pressure is over five tons to tho square inch. For each mile of depth pressure increases about one ton to the square inch.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 180, 1 August 1935, Page 20
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