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Post by MojoJojo on Jun 22, 2023 16:54:11 GMT
The guy spent too much time worrying about his sunk costs and is now drowning his business.
He had to liquidate everything...
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Post by Monster Man on Jun 22, 2023 17:39:44 GMT
So many questionable design flaws here and short comings.
Granted, I’m not privy to everything in place.
I would think that sub would have had a redundant tracking device that could withstand the pressure.
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 22, 2023 18:34:19 GMT
The latest, if not fully confirmed yet, news is that one of the sub's covers has been found, and the co-founder of the sub firm says there was likely to have been an implosion. If so, the Titan likely is toast.
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 22, 2023 19:03:23 GMT
US Coast Guard now holding a press conference. The gist of which is that the Titan has been lost. More details to follow.
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Post by CadesCove on Jun 22, 2023 19:05:02 GMT
This was the only way it was going to end.
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Post by greebnurt on Jun 22, 2023 19:07:18 GMT
US Coast Guard now holding a press conference. The gist of which is that the Titan has been lost. More details to follow.
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Post by CadesCove on Jun 22, 2023 19:11:05 GMT
US Coast Guard now holding a press conference. The gist of which is that the Titan has been lost. More details to follow.
I'm riveted. Too soon? A little. Debris found 1,600 feet from the bow of Titanic. Kind of like the first place they should've looked. |
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Post by greebnurt on Jun 22, 2023 19:13:40 GMT
A little. Debris found 1,600 feet from the bow of Titanic. Kind of like the first place they should've looked. Is it too soon to lol at your post? |
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Post by CadesCove on Jun 22, 2023 19:23:09 GMT
A little. Debris found 1,600 feet from the bow of Titanic. Kind of like the first place they should've looked. Is it too soon to lol at your post? Nah. |
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 22, 2023 19:34:36 GMT
The debris field found is about 1,600 feet away from the Titanic, at the bottom of the ocean. Apparently the Titan experienced a "catastrophic implosion". Most likely this was at the same time communications were suddenly lost at several thousand feet depth.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2023 19:36:10 GMT
The guy spent too much time worrying about his sunk costs and is now drowning his business. He had to liquidate everything... That's deep! |
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 22, 2023 19:54:20 GMT
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 22, 2023 20:01:53 GMT
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 22, 2023 20:06:15 GMT
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Post by rabbitreborn on Jun 22, 2023 20:41:41 GMT
It seems it was quick, which is preferable. The idea of being at the bottom of the ocean, suffocating, with your son... Man. That would've been an extraordinarily torturous couple of days.
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 22, 2023 21:16:18 GMT
I will conjecture that the loss of communication at several thousand feet depth was due to a breach of the outer walls of the submersible. If so, then death likely would be fairly quick for the crew.
Also it's not as if the Titan designers didn't know they were flirting with disaster. A major problem probably was the lack of certification of the design at the depths it was supposed to go. I suspect the focus on carbon fiber for the majority of the hull had something to do with its breach. And ocean water at a couple thousand feet, or more, is not a picnic.
I'd say "What were they thinking?", but I'd rather not go there, other than saying that adherence to accepted standards was not in their thinking. I did read that the sub design had to be rebuilt last year because it had started to fail. Perhaps it should just have been scrapped and started over, in adherence to standards.
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 23, 2023 0:36:16 GMT
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Post by CadesCove on Jun 23, 2023 0:36:47 GMT
Was wondering about that.
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Post by thor on Jun 23, 2023 1:33:57 GMT
I will conjecture that the loss of communication at several thousand feet depth was due to a breach of the outer walls of the submersible. If so, then death likely would be fairly quick for the crew. Also it's not as if the Titan designers didn't know they were flirting with disaster. A major problem probably was the lack of certification of the design at the depths it was supposed to go. I suspect the focus on carbon fiber for the majority of the hull had something to do with its breach. And ocean water at a couple thousand feet, or more, is not a picnic. I'd say "What were they thinking?", but I'd rather not go there, other than saying that adherence to accepted standards was not in their thinking. I did read that the sub design had to be rebuilt last year because it had started to fail. Perhaps it should just have been scrapped and started over, in adherence to standards. Death would have almost certainly been instantaneous. I have read the pressure is something like 600 atmospheres at that depth, +/- a few. |
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Post by Odysseus on Jun 23, 2023 2:26:49 GMT
I will conjecture that the loss of communication at several thousand feet depth was due to a breach of the outer walls of the submersible. If so, then death likely would be fairly quick for the crew. Also it's not as if the Titan designers didn't know they were flirting with disaster. A major problem probably was the lack of certification of the design at the depths it was supposed to go. I suspect the focus on carbon fiber for the majority of the hull had something to do with its breach. And ocean water at a couple thousand feet, or more, is not a picnic. I'd say "What were they thinking?", but I'd rather not go there, other than saying that adherence to accepted standards was not in their thinking. I did read that the sub design had to be rebuilt last year because it had started to fail. Perhaps it should just have been scrapped and started over, in adherence to standards. Death would have almost certainly been instantaneous. I have read the pressure is something like 600 atmospheres at that depth, +/- a few.
Yes, I agree.
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