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

Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by delecti on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:41PM (#36412325)

Keeping it to round numbers, pressure at 4000m is about 400atm, or a bit under 6000 PSI. From what I can see, a waterjet cutter ranges from 20,000 PSI to 100,000, depending on model and which source you trust. So if they could contain it to a pinhole, they'd probably be lucky enough that the incoming stream wouldn't cut through the far side, though the same isn't true of the occupants.

Though as you said, the far more likely outcome is that the vessel would crush almost instantly.

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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by HWR_14 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @01:01AM (#36414576)

Thanks for the rough numbers. And yes, that would be enough to kill people, but I probably overstated the effect on harder materials.

A pressure washer maxes out around 4000 PSI for a powerful one, and that can easily cut through flesh.

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