Posted on 06/20/2023 6:40:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
You pays your monies and you takes your chances
Oh, you personally... I agree, I'm not bungee jumping, skydiving, or taking rides on Virgin Galatic or to the Titanic.
Most people have no idea that exploring the ocean depths is literally more challenging and extreme than going into space, by an order of magnitude.
Man landed on the moon in 1969. Man, for the first time, dived to the ocean floor in 2019, take a moment to consider that!
I read that book over 35 years ago. It’s amazing the parallels and foresight the author had that was yet to come.
It probably suffered explosive compression and shattered into pieces like the Thresher. All they found left of it was small pieces.
The Sub was designed to surface unpowered if they just lost electricity. If it were intact, it would be bobbing somewhere along the surface.
This was only the sub’s third trip..........
Titanic sank on her first trip.
Had this submersible been to the Titanic before or was this its first attempt going to the wreck?
Exactly. The submersible lost communication almost immediately after descending. Most likely lost power. They’re dead. No power means everything.
They are required to have that capability. Upon catastrophic failure, those are too little too late. The bubbles don't reach the surface.
Get ready for tourists on the Moon and the planets beyond, and getting lost everywhere in between. Truly, in this life, if you have enough money, you can go anywhere.
I watched a video of a reporter that tied to ride this thing. He said it went down 35 ft and then broke down. He says the things has a spotty record as far as complete dives, said the things is broken more often then not. No chairs either, you squat on the floor. All for 250 K !
And the Scorpion...............
Submarines going to 13,000 feet are in a lot more peril than a moon landing.
This was trip #3..................
How many PSI at 13,000 ft below sea level?
It could be crushed into something the size of a football.
Just watched a ten minutes news story from a couple of months back about this trip. It’s not unusual for things to go wrong with communications so HOPEFULLY it’s just a communciations glitch.
The main submersible was rigoursly designed and tested...made out of carbon fiber and titanium.
So if that's what's really going on, why is the UK's Deep State putting up with what our Deep State is doing?
Unless what ours is doing serves the purposes of both...?
If that's the case, it's not just Trump who needs to worry, is it? It's every rich guy on the planet who might beg to differ with one or more Deep States who should have a care...
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