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The first passenger submarines were underwater sightseeing buses

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Why use revolutionary underwater technology for scientific exploration when you can use it to entertain the elite? Long before they were stealthy weapons of global warfare, early submarines were pitched as aquatic sightseeing buses. Predictably, diving into the terrifying, pitch-black abyss in an experimental leaky metal tube was an experience only a bored Victorian could mistake for a fun weekend activity.

The first passenger submarines were underwater sightseeing buses
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