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Simonttg (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i'm in... game on... lets do it, explore our own planet... i was almost hypnotized by the things i see that deep ocean... kinda makes you feel like, oh i dunno, maybe our planet really is alive?haha... food for thought, but i'm in on this stuff for sure
Zant5976 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You come off like a total ass, 1trip.
1trip711 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This guy comes off like a total ass
maddcatone (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yeah... so we put the second most destructive force on this planet in the one part of the planet that has sanctuary from it? I think humans have a little more way to come before we're aloud to lead our footprints there. As for why colonies off this planet and not in ocean? Because the oceans won't protect us from astronomical threats. At least if we have some sort of outpost off this earth we have increased odd of survival. Oceans yes, but not yet. Spare them.
IC1101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Are this presentations done in England or USA?
furubamewtiger777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i like to explore the ocean,but this dude is a nerd
Alexdarkland (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I've been a Bob Ballard fan since he found the Titanic on my 14th birthday. I have an autographed pic of him (the same one on the article on him on Wikipedia) on my wall. Whenever I see it, I salute it.
gnawershreth (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I agree. :)Ofc we should explore the oceans but the way we're ruining our planet atm. we're going to need other planets to run to at some point. I think we should do way more to explore space than we're doing now actually. :)
trentspencerktm (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Its great what hes doing and I agree that it should be done and is very interesting but I still think space exploration is cooler and has more potential.
AIGAMUXA (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I agree in most with what Ballard is saying but his final question, why not colonize the sea(floor), well there are a few fundamental reasons why we cannot, pressure being the main reason. We can compensate with technology for the lack of air pressure in the upper atmosphere and in the space between planets and moons, but the pressure at the bottom of the deep sea looks to be an insurmountable obstacle to living in the dark wet desert. Water is heavy. Very heavy. | 
