Re:Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search
by wnkrshm on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:14AM
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Then let me amend what I wrote: It's as difficult as designing a spacecraft, because you reach the limits of what materials that can be used can offer.
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Re:Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search
by jacquesm on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:09AM
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Well, once you are in space the forces are pretty tame until you get hit by something. But the ocean never rests from trying to kill you, even the smallest material defect can cause an implosion. Personally I think designing for a delta of 400 atmospheres in compression is much, much harder than for 1 atmosphere in tension.