Dreadnought Holiday on Nostr: The Chestatee River Diving Bell. Built to enable gold mining underwater and you'll ...
The Chestatee River Diving Bell. Built to enable gold mining underwater and you'll immediately recognise that was not subsequently "a thing", as I believe the kids say. Essentially dropping an iron balloon into the river bed to poke around for gold is less financially rewarding than going somewhere dry and - rather more important, this - with actual gold present.
When histories say it was abandoned in mysterious circumstances please substitute "in extreme embarrassment".
#FailureFriday
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