ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Air lock diving-bell plant

Okay kiddo, let's talk about air lock diving-bell plants. First, do you know what a diving bell is? It's like a big metal bubble that people use to go down deep underwater. Now imagine a big bubble filled with air, that's called an air lock.

So, air lock diving-bell plants use something called an air lock to keep the divers safe when they go underwater. This is how it works: the divers go into the diving bell, which is a sealed chamber, and then the air lock is opened so that they can go down deep underwater. When they are ready to come back up, the air lock is closed and the water is pumped out of the chamber, so that the divers can breathe air again.

This is important because when you go down deep underwater, the pressure on your body increases, which makes it hard to breathe. Air lock diving-bell plants help to regulate this pressure and keep the divers safe.

So, in simple terms, air lock diving-bell plants are like big bubbles that keep divers safe when they go down deep underwater by helping them breathe and regulating the pressure. Pretty cool, right?