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Re:Mining robot stranded on Pacific Ocean floor in deep-sea ... by j-pb on Thursday April 29, 2021 @09:55AM (#26981195)
That's not how safety regulation works, where the burden of proof is on the potential offenders side.

We don't allow random chemicals as food additives and drugs and recall them if they turn out to not be safe. We show that they're save before we allow them on the market.

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Re:Mining robot stranded on Pacific Ocean floor in deep-sea ... by stuff4ben on Thursday April 29, 2021 @11:53AM (#26982757)
Exactly! How else do you prove deep sea mining is safe without trials like this?
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Re:Mining robot stranded on Pacific Ocean floor in deep-sea ... by j-pb on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:30PM (#26987041)
Ecological surveys. Disturbing a delicate ecosystem by driving a roomba the size of a bulldozer through it is one of those, "that's obviously gonna fuck things up", things where you just need to look at prexisting scientific data.

Much like the question: "is eating half a kilo of table salt a viable cancer treatment?"

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