BioShock (c. 1882) was upon first sight, quite interesting. Not entirely sure what it was, I clicked on the picture and began to read the enormous amount of comments made on this particularly eye-catching item.
This Bioshock suit is known as an ADS, acronym for atmospheric diving suit. The ADS, is a"small one-man articulated submersible of anthropomorphic form which resembles a suit of armour, with elaborate pressure joints to allow articulation while maintaining an internal pressure of one atmosphere. The ADS can be used for very deep dives of up to 2300 feet (700m) for many hours, and eliminates the majority of physiological dangers associated with deep diving; the occupant need not decompress, there is no need for special gas mixtures, and there is no danger of decompression sickness or nitrogen narcosis. Divers do not even need to be skilled swimmers." -(Wikipedia)
Many of the comments posted were interesting enough, but as I read through them, I kept asking myself why a photo of an ADS was on the Kotaku website. The answer was soon clear enough, and I learned that it was the screengrab of the particular moment on Kotaku.
I guess it is like my mother always said, "You learn something new everyday...." and indeed I did. My life is now better, or should be anyways, after finally learning about an atmospheric diving suit.
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