Chester E. MacDuffee stands next to his newly-patented 250 kilo (551.15 lbs.) diving suit 1911
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old spirituals 
It requires intestinal fortitude to go inside a 551.15 lbs. diving suit then be lowered under water.
Too bad this suit wasn’t available in the late 1800s when the Brooklyn Bridge was constructed. An estimated 27 men died during the 14 years of construction. The bridge designer, John Roebling, was paralyzed by “caisson disease” caused by working deep inside the caisson built for the bridge’s pier foundation where air pressure was very high. Not returning gradually to the surface resulted in what we call today “the bends,” a.k.a. decompression disease. I expect this diving suit would have prevented “the bends.”
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Wow!! that is amazing! In a way, I am surprised only 27 men died constructing that bridge. Although, I wouldn’t be one with intestinal fortitude needed to plunge into the water wearing a suit like that!
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