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Re:Spain builds submarine 70 tons too heavy by putting a dec... by anonymouz on Saturday June 08, 2013 @02:53AM (#5844151)
Without more details it's hard to say what exactly went wrong, but it is not at all clear that a ballpark estimate would be of any help here: The submarine weighs 2200 tons, and they think it's 70 tons too heavy.
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Re:Spain builds submarine 70 tons too heavy by putting a dec... by Someone on Saturday June 08, 2013 @10:59AM (#5845028)
On the one hand, you are right. Preventing things like this (a 3% budget overrun) in large projects is very, very difficult.

On the other hand, if this really is a single off by ten error, this was not a death by a thousand cuts, but someone must have reported that his 80 ton part only weighed 8 tons. That must have been noticeable, even if it got reported for a 'part' where nobody has a natural feel for its weight (for example, what do living quarters, with kitchen, supplies, and water for the showers weigh?)

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Re:Spain builds submarine 70 tons too heavy by putting a dec... by damoncali on Saturday June 08, 2013 @08:55AM (#5844756)
The bigger point is that 70 tons should not sneak up on you. They should have been managing weights carefully throughout the process.
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