Recently, in chemistry, we learned about the various gas laws. Boyle’s Law states that if temperature is kept constant, pressure and volume are inversely proportional, meaning as one goes up the other goes down or vice versa. This does not seem very interesting, but let me explain myself. Imagine a bubble of carbon dioxide is let out at the bottom of the ocean. Because of the immense pressure at the bottom of the ocean, the gas bubble would not appear that large. As it rose to the surface, however, the pressure on the bubble would decrease and therefore the bubble’s volume would begin to increase as well. Technically, I could do a chemistry equation and give you exact numbers, but I’m tired and would also rather not bore you to death, so I’ll speak in theoreticals for now. Theoretically, when the bubble reaches the surface, depending on how much gas was in the bubble and the bubble’s volume at the bottom of the ocean, the bubble could be nearly a hundred feet deep when it breaches the surface of the water. This phenomenon would be a beautiful sight to see when it happens, but actually quite terrifying if you were on a ship next to it. Since the bubble would displace the water, as the bubble escapes the ocean, the water would rush in to fill the void, possibly sucking your boat into that hole. Even more terrifying, what if the bubble rose and popped directly underneath your boat? You probably wouldn’t even know what hit you. If it was 100 feet deep, your boat would fall in, and water would rush in around you and completely submerge your vessel. Sadly(?), this probably would not happen, because bubbles in the ocean will break up into a multitude of smaller bubbles, so there goes half of my train of thought. Here’s a link to a physicist who explains why I was just very incorrect. Sure, I may have been wrong, but it was still a cool thought, right?