Wow, there is no environmental controls in that vessel at all. Look at the condensation dripping from the ceilings. And they are using a Nintendo gamer control to navigate the vessel. The gamer control will short out the second it gets moisture in it. That is just insane and is so wrong on so many levels it’s beyond belief. And carbon fiber composite hull is a horrible choice for an external pressure vessel - 5 in thick carbon fiber cylindrical laminates are extremely difficult to fabricate to the necessary quality standards and any delaminations, curing induced fiber buckling or residual stresses will kill the compressive strength of the vessel, resulting in a collapse under the extreme external pressure of the dive. I can’t believe a guy with a background in aviation would be stupid enough to get in it. They navigate via text messages from the surface and they obviously don’t even have an operational emergency locating beacon on the vessel to locate it in the event of an emergency. Have to admit, it is a pretty cool way to commit suicide.
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