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Brake Bend

WHOI Fabricator Paul Keith measures the curvature of a titanium panel used to hold flotation foam in place on the submersible Alvin. The grooves in the panel show where it will be bent along a series of straight lines to make a continuous curve using a machine called a press brake. Keith was one of dozens of scientists, technicians, and engineers that worked to overhaul Alvin. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)