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Re:Oceangate Statement, “We now believe that [all crew] have... by TechBro8615 on Thursday June 22, 2023 @04:11PM (#36438154)
That wiki page describes a decompression injury, which AFAIU is the opposite of implosion:

> This resulted in the chamber being explosively decompressed from a pressure of nine atmospheres to the one atmosphere of the unsealed chamber system.

Whereas an analogous description of the submarine implosion would describe the opposite, i.e. "explosively compressed from a pressure of one atmosphere to 400 atmospheres."

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Re:Oceangate Statement, “We now believe that [all crew] have... by ceejayoz on Thursday June 22, 2023 @04:12PM (#36438170)
The point is the extreme, rapid force involved.

Imploding or exploding, nine atmospheres is gonna suck. 400 atmospheres is... like standing under a nuclear bomb. The good news is it doesn't hurt, at all.

Someone else on the thread posted a video of a one atmosphere implosion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz95_VvTxZM). 400x the pressure here.

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Re:Oceangate Statement, “We now believe that [all crew] have... by TechBro8615 on Thursday June 22, 2023 @04:14PM (#36438214)
Indeed. I'd be curious if there would even be a body to find. I have to imagine it'd be compressed into paste. It's very disturbing to think about, but also a preferable way to die compared to suffering through 96 hours of uncertainty before slowly asphyxiating.
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