Who invented the dive helmets for the movie the ABYSS?
I Remember watching the making of the Abyss on a special Dvd,
and I believe they showed how Kirby Morgan, (The Company that
Revolutionized Commercial Diving Helmets) Created working helmets
for the divers in the movie. Real Commercial Diving helmets have a
large viewport for the diver to see out of, but you cannot see
inside because of the way it is designed, so they modified it to
have a huge Lexan front for the movie and lights inside so the
actors faces were visible for the movie, but still looked like a
rugged work helmet. They also said that the helmets were fitted
with an effortless regulator for breathing, instead of the demand
regulators on real work helmets which are a little labouring when
working hard... Hoped that helped! Check out Kirby Morgan Dive
Helmets to see pic's of real Diving Hard hats