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Nuclear submarines deliberately have absolutely no windows to prevent structural collapse under pressure

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If you suffer from claustrophobia, living inside a sealed titanium tube miles beneath the crushing ocean surface might not be your ideal career. Submarines rely entirely on sonar because slapping a pane of glass on the hull would result in an instant, highly fatal implosion at operating depths.

Nuclear submarines deliberately have absolutely no windows to prevent structural collapse under pressure
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