Intact beer bottle found at deepest point on Earth

Scientists unexpectedly discovered a beer bottle in the most remote place, the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean, nearly 11 km deep.

Beer bottle at the bottom of the Challenger Deep. Photo: Deep Sea Dawn

The discovery by oceanographer Dr. Dawn Wright at the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench highlights the alarming impact of humans on Earth. The Challenger Deep, located at a depth of 10,780 m below sea level, is the deepest point on Earth. It is also the place with the most extreme pressure of more than 123.6 Newtons/mm2, enough to crush a human being, according to Tech Times .

During a research expedition in 2022, Dr. Wright came across a green beer bottle stuck in the sand of the Challenger Deep. What's more, the label on the bottle was intact. "This waste has reached the cleanest place on earth . It is a symbol of the profound and irreversible impact of humans on the natural world," Dr. Wright emphasized.

The discovery raises many questions about how beer bottles can withstand such enormous pressures at the bottom of the ocean. Some speculate that because the beer bottles do not have corks, water seeps into the bottle and equalizes the pressure.

While the exact origins of the beer bottle remain a mystery, its existence serves as a reminder of the problem of ocean pollution. According to UNESCO, plastic waste accounts for 80% of marine pollution, with millions of tons of it entering the ocean every year. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says all plastic waste ever produced still exists in some form, and it takes hundreds of years to decompose.

A recent case study underscores the severity of the plastic waste problem. Brazilian geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos discovered plastic rocks on Trindade Island in the South Atlantic in March 2023. While researching her dissertation, Santos found plastic materials embedded in rocks on Turtle Beach, the world’s largest hawksbill sea turtle breeding ground.

An Khang (According to Tech Times )

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