I about lost my goddamn mind seeing that. Like… You built a submersible out of whatever the fuck you had laying around in your like four garages; at that point, you are fucking around with Poseidon. …I get the distinct sense this dude and his billionaire buddies are in the depths of the process of ‘finding out’ just how wrathful He is.
Tbf, theoretically the carbon tube body should be stable up until 4km deep.
Problem is:
This wasn’t tested outside of mathematical models.
The Titanic is at a depth just shy of that mark.
In addition: If anything goes wrong with it, it’s too late once you notice. Carbon tube shit shatters, it doesn’t have the courtessy of cracking first to warn you.
I believe I also saw that they were using glass graded for 1300m max for the viewport.
…for a 4000m dive.
Even if the oxygen supply wasn’t an issue, I can’t imagine that the thing hasn’t shattered by now.
I swear, this was all an elaborate ploy to get rid of rich people, because nobody would actually put together a vessel so unsuited for the task.
Rich people’s narcissism is often their own undoing. People who have very few setbacks in life, forget all about the concepts of danger and disaster. That’s my theory at least.
I can’t believe they were piloting this submarine with a cheap controller
I about lost my goddamn mind seeing that. Like… You built a submersible out of whatever the fuck you had laying around in your like four garages; at that point, you are fucking around with Poseidon. …I get the distinct sense this dude and his billionaire buddies are in the depths of the process of ‘finding out’ just how wrathful He is.
Tbf, theoretically the carbon tube body should be stable up until 4km deep. Problem is:
In addition: If anything goes wrong with it, it’s too late once you notice. Carbon tube shit shatters, it doesn’t have the courtessy of cracking first to warn you.
I believe I also saw that they were using glass graded for 1300m max for the viewport. …for a 4000m dive.
Even if the oxygen supply wasn’t an issue, I can’t imagine that the thing hasn’t shattered by now. I swear, this was all an elaborate ploy to get rid of rich people, because nobody would actually put together a vessel so unsuited for the task.
Rich people’s narcissism is often their own undoing. People who have very few setbacks in life, forget all about the concepts of danger and disaster. That’s my theory at least.