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To: desertsolitaire; Travis McGee; Pelham

Not from what I’ve gleaned from similar accidents

I read about one guy sucked through a ten inch port hole

You can do that gory math

Maybe the folks i pinged know better

If not impacted by structure constraints I’d imagine the 5800 pounds per inch destroys your corpse

I’ve seen a styrofoam big gulp at that depth reduced in perfect shape to a thimble size

Pretty destructive


49 posted on 06/23/2023 10:52:12 AM PDT by wardaddy (Technology is not by default an improvement )
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To: wardaddy

Carbon fiber is super strong and light until the moment if fails catastrophically.

We knew this in sailboats decades ago.

For example, a boat made of mild steel will deform radically but not fail. Yield strength is 2/3 of tensile strength. This means slamming into a reef or a semi-sunk cargo container will result in a huge dent, but the hull will not crack wide open.

A composite hull relying heavily on carbon fiber is way stronger and lighter than steel or aluminum. But its yield strength is like 98% of its tensile strength.

When it fails, it fails catastrophically.

The Titan debris field is going to be a million carbon fiber toothpicks. The titanium front hemisphere and the steel aft hemisphere will be ready to go again.


65 posted on 06/23/2023 6:03:06 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: wardaddy; Reddy

Cameron has the same take that I do.

https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1672315069034536960?cxt=HHwWgICxpb3soLUuAAAA


68 posted on 06/23/2023 7:44:14 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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