The diving gondola: a strange elevator to the ocean floor

Summary by Krater

Tom Scott visits a unique underwater tourist attraction on the Baltic coast of Germany, called a diving gondola, which sinks below the water to let visitors experience the ocean floor.

From the video

Answers: What is a diving gondola and how does it work underwater?

• diving gondola
• Baltic Sea tourist attractions
• underwater tourism
• submersible chambers

What it concludes

• The diving gondola weighs 50 tons and displaces 100 tons of water, allowing it to float to the surface on its own if not pushed down by motors.
• If holding brakes are released in an emergency, the gondola can shoot up to the surface in a few seconds.
• The gondola is not an assembly-line product and must be custom adapted to each location.
• The windows are 6 centimeters thick and made of multiple layers of safety glass.