ocean facts
Mythical sea dwellers
SCUBA diving
creatures of the Deep
juliet and isaac
100
At 36,198 feet (11,033 m) below sea level, this is the deepest point in any ocean
What is the Mariana Trench?
100
Though many cultures around the world have tales of tentacled beasts causing strife to sailors, this Scandinavian cephalopod of legend is perhaps the most notorious of its kind.
What is the kraken?
100
This is what the acronym SCUBA stands for
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
100
The truest depths of the ocean might be totally pitch black-- were it not for this ability of living organisms to produce and emit light through a chemical reaction
What is bioluminescence?
100
These two dates in October are Juliet and Isaac's birthdays, respectively.
What are October 4th and October 9th?
200
This is the percentage of the Earth's surface that is covered by water (within 5 percentage points)
What is 70%?
200
These half-bird, half-woman may be good looking, but you might want to cover your ears if you're sailing their way.
What are sirens?
200
In 400BC this philosopher made the first recorded mention of 'diving bells,' when divers purportedly used overturned cauldrons that were forced into the water to keep usable air available for them
Who is Aristotle?
200
Giant squids, getting up to 1100lb and 32feet long, barely seem real-- and this creature is their only natural predator
What is a sperm whale?
200
Juliet and Isaac are about to move to this Brooklyn neighborhood
What is Sunset Park?
300
Antarctica has as much ice as this ocean has water
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
300
This duo, hailing from The Odyssey, couldn't be more different, but it turns out a 6 headed sea monster and a very hungry whirlpool can take down a ship pretty efficiently
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
300
The most common cause of scuba diving accidents is running out of breathing gas (41%); this is the second most common cause at 21%
What is entrapment?
300
This is the percentage of ocean species that live on or just above the sea floor
What is 98%?
300
This is the person who, between Isaac and Juliet, listened to Chappell Roan first
Who is Juliet?
400
The world's oceans contain nearly 20 million tons of this highly valued mineral-- more than there is on land
What is gold?
400
These fantastical, strange looking creatures may look like something out of mythology-- but in fact, they were manufactured out of the dried bodies of (very real) guitar fishes
What are Jenny Hannivers?
400
This is how long Richard Presley stayed underwater to set the world record for longest scuba diving in 1992
What is 69 days and 19 minutes?
400
Although this fish was voted ugliest animal in 2013, when it is in its natural habitat- 3000 feet deep, where the pressure is 120 times greater- it actually looks pretty normal.
What is the blobfish?
400
This date is Juliet and Isaac's anniversary
What is June 12th?
500
This is the difference between a tidal wave and a tsunami
What is that tsunamis are caused by water displacement as a result of an earthquake or landslide, and tidal waves are caused by the moon and sun's gravitational pull combined with prevailing winds and water currents?
500
This unfathomably large worm encircles Midgard in the form of an ouroboros; releasing its tail from its mouth is one of the signs of the beginning of Ragnarök
What is Jörmungandr?
500
This is the most common injury sustained from scuba diving
What is a broken toe?
500
Creatures who live near deep sea hydrothermal vents don't rely on the sun for energy, but on chemicals being pumped from below the Earth's crust; this is the process they use to convert these chemicals to energy
What is chemosynthesis?
500
This is Isaac and Juliet's dog's full name (including middle names).
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