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OT: Ocean Gate Titan Confirmed Lost

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,263
    This thread is sinking like the...
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Mark_B_Good
    Mark_B_Good Posts: 1,607
    Never by-pass safety protocols and checks.
    Never disrespect RISK and Dangerous situations.
    Napoleon Prestige Pro 665, XL BGE, Lots of time for BBQ!
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,267
    It's been captivating.  I think we love these kind of things. It's like a car wreck that's slowly driving by us.  We get to hope, we learn something about something we didn't know about.  Some of us even become overnight experts. We love people that go big on adventures and of course it either ends up sad or it's an incredible story.

    It's sad, but it's not terribly tragic, is it? People did more than choose that risk, they paid a bunch of money to attempt an epic adventure and were well aware of the risks.  Nor shortage of info on this one.

    Five people get killed by a drunk driver or someone with a gun, it's just not interesting or new or full of human spirit like this is. Not as captivating.  More tragic though.
    Love you bro!
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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    I get it, Ozzie.  I know this thread is about the catastrophic sub implosion and the lives lost.  Truly tragic.


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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    CTMike said:
    HeavyG said:
    For anyone interested in taking a deeper dive (so to speak) into the carbon fiber hull here's an interestinig thread:




    Whoever Daniel Feldman is should probably learn the difference between an explosion and an implosion before trying to come across as some type of SME.
    Rest easy, about 90% of the comments on the thread were folks correcting him on his incorrect use of the word "explosion".

    That aside, he didn't try to portray himself as a subject matter expert (I think he's an IT guy) he was just pulling together info from other sources that might help in understanding a bit more about the choice to use carbon fiber in this vehicle.

    It was also interesting to learn that Rush knew that carbon fiber would get weaker after every dive so he invented an acoustic monitoring system to help in assessing the structural integrity of the hull.

    Anyway, another interesting tidbit was added to the thread...





    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,180
    Terrible accident that seemed avoidable.   

    When that moronic TV show host, Josh Gates, said he refused to use it due to potential safety hazards why wouldn’t billionaires?   
    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
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  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,427
    Legume said:
     Some of us even become overnight experts.
    . . . and some of us spent 20+ years on submarines that were designed so that the number of dives equals the number of surfaces and might know a thing or two about how such things should be designed and operated.  
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

    RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
    Southeastern CT. 
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    LOL. The more things change the more they stay the same...



    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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