Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steering

Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by mcmcmc on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @04:52PM (#36410369)

They were charging a quarter million per head. Budget should not have been a concern.

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by randac on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @06:28PM (#36411583)

Also using close to $1m in fuel per trip (according to the CEO), not that it changes your point

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by flir on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @06:52PM (#36411856)

Not doubting you, but how is that possible? (A quick, unverified Google throws back "A standard Panamax containership has operational costs of about $9 million per year")

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by coffeebeqn on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @08:26PM (#36412720)

Also a large private jet uses about 540 gallons of fuel per hour. That’s very roughly $5400/h in air

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by Filligree on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @10:18PM (#36413577)

Those use cheap diesel.

What sort of fuel do you use underwater?

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by detaro on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:20PM (#36413985)

electricity. which you probably got from cheap diesel in a generator on your carrier ship.

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by pests on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:04PM (#36411974)

I really don't see how that is possible.

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by coffeebeqn on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @08:28PM (#36412731)

Maybe they fill it up with solid gold to sink and then drop it all into the ocean as they ascend

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by cwmoore on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:28AM (#36418176)

HODL

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by mp2 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:57AM (#36418522)

don't do this

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by skrblr on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:22PM (#36412137)

I saw (probably) the same video and thought he was saying the company's lifetime fuel costs were $1M.

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