Damn. What a total clusterfuck. So pointless and so unnecessary.
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:13 pm
by Fiascoist
Agree that the article is fascinating. But, if all the people in the know knew the sub imploded on Sunday (including James Camaron) , why the countdown on oxygen... Click bait by the news organizations? Or just laziness? Or Hunter Biden's laptop, (isn't that always the answer to any question these days.
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:22 pm
by Reality Check
Fiascoist wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:13 pm
Agree that the article is fascinating. But, if all the people in the know knew the sub imploded on Sunday (including James Camaron) , why the countdown on oxygen... Click bait by the news organizations? Or just laziness? Or Hunter Biden's laptop, (isn't that always the answer to any question these days.
All of the above. The countdown clock was particularly stupid. First the figure of a 96 hour supply of oxygen, which under the best of circumstances would have been +/- hours depending on several factors, came from Ocean Gate themselves and we know they lied about almost everything. Also, I never heard whether they had CO2 scrubbers on board so the level of CO2 may have become lethal before they ran out of oxygen. James Cameron said he knew as of Monday the vessel had imploded but felt it was better not to say anything publicly while the search was ongoing.
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 1:06 pm
by raison de arizona
What I saw was that they said that although the evidence they had was consistent with an implosion, until they had corroborating evidence they treated it as a rescue, in case it was.
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 1:13 pm
by AndyinPA
I don't think they thought they had a choice.
Good video.
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 1:24 pm
by Sam the Centipede
The article confirms what I wrote earlier about Det Norske Veritas: they have many excellent engineers and privileged access to external experts. Those engineers want to get involved with exciting projects, not to scupper them.
Of course a classification society will be a hindrance if the client's intention is to cut corners and take unnecessary risks. But sensible designers welcome external checks on their work.
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:57 pm
by Suranis
This sounds like the plot of The Fountainhead. Only not written by Ayn Rand, so at the end all the buildings he built fell down.
I'm pretty much being serious. The whole attitude is the thing that made Rand swoon.
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 5:30 am
by keith
raison de arizona wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 1:06 pm
What I saw was that they said that although the evidence they had was consistent with an implosion, until they had corroborating evidence they treated it as a rescue, in case it was.
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:49 pm
by John Thomas8
Carbon fiber pressure testing:
Titan Submersible Vessel
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 5:26 pm
by Reality Check
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keith wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:07 pm
Whats with the SS lightning bolts?
What John said, and another possibility is that WWII was so long ago, people forget. Not everyone, but more and more people born every day who never learn about it.
I try to inspire Numbah One Son to read history. He has no desire. The tech in WWII was so primitive! Or something. I dunno.
keith wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:07 pm
Whats with the SS lightning bolts?
What John said, and another possibility is that WWII was so long ago, people forget. Not everyone, but more and more people born every day who never learn about it.
I try to inspire Numbah One Son to read history. He has no desire. The tech in WWII was so primitive! Or something. I dunno.
But he wouldn't recognize SS lightning bolts.
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I would argue any person of any age should as many of the Nazi symbols are still used as tattoos. I'd want to know if someone's ink means they're likely a Nazi/white supremacist/whatever.