Re:Debris field found in search for missing submersible
by danielvaughn on Thursday June 22, 2023 @08:22PM
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That makes sense, but to me that just means "keep dropping it until it implodes and then you can find out exactly how many dives it's good for". I still see absolutely no reason why humans should have been inside that thing. It's easy to criticize from an armchair, but goodness it just boggles my mind.
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Re:Debris field found in search for missing submersible
by invalidator on Thursday June 22, 2023 @08:30PM
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They did roughly that with the previous hull: it was used until it had to be derated. This accident was on the replacement hull which already had a few cycles on it... tested but supposedly not worn out.
Material science is hard, especially on a budget. This is definitely daredevil territory.