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OceanGate CEO Called Safety 'A Waste,' Suit Claimed Titan Sub Was Not Tested Properly
JALOPNIK ^ | 6/21 | Collin Woodard

Posted on 06/21/2023 6:41:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: Jamestown1630

“It does have a toilet.”

See the next to last paragraph.

https://thepostmillennial.com/it-was-a-suicide-mission-german-adventurer-recalls-his-past-experience-aboard-titanic-exploring-submersible-now-lost-at-sea


141 posted on 06/22/2023 8:58:37 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

I’m sure I saw a video yesterday of Rush showing the sub, including a toilet. It wasn’t exactly a bathroom, but there was a toilet. Maybe it was added after this German took his trip?


142 posted on 06/22/2023 9:31:23 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Spktyr; TexasGator

You both seem to know a lot about this sort of engineering. What fields are you in if you don’t mind me asking?


143 posted on 06/22/2023 9:31:36 AM PDT by Nazu
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To: TexasGator

Late to their thread and just an old construction manager but (perhaps an engineer with materials expertise might chime in) I want to discuss carbon fiber. It is a real buzz word material but in my experience I saw it used or applied in instance where additional tensile strength or extreme light weight were needed. Compressive strength never seemed to me to be the strong suit for this material let alone any feature of it use in a woven manner.

Video of this hull being made shows carbon fiber ribbons being wrapped in one direction, much like thread onto a bobbin. Great for quick garden hose repair but seemingly nonsensical in this application.

Any opinions?


144 posted on 06/22/2023 9:59:41 AM PDT by KC Burke (Diversity, Inclusion and Equity is not another way to spell GOD but it is a way to spell DIE.)
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To: Jamestown1630

“Maybe it was added after this German took his trip?”

With only 2.5 meters of space there’s not a lot of room for even a small porta potty. Maybe a bucket.


145 posted on 06/22/2023 10:04:03 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

Here it is - you only get a quick look at it. Yes, it is very small, but I imagine it could be a little composting head.

Given all the precautions they didn’t take, I guess they thought it was adequate for the numbers of people and periods of time they would be out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClkytJa0ghc&t=54s


146 posted on 06/22/2023 10:38:33 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

“Here it is - you only get a quick look at it. Yes, it is very small, but I imagine it could be a little composting head.”

Toilet confirmed. In any case they’re all chum now.


147 posted on 06/22/2023 11:07:26 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

The debris they’ve found may indicate it was catastrophic and fast. I hope so.


148 posted on 06/22/2023 11:09:26 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: TexasGator

It is the first result using google or yt search.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9bMgCQyFNaMPsK9GtzM5dQ


149 posted on 06/22/2023 6:17:01 PM PDT by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: TexasGator

Actually I watched this carbon fiber being made (woven)and applied - It was just 5 inches thick on the Titan. It was indeed experimental on the Titan for the pressures that would be experienced at the depths the Titan would go. No other sub is made of this carbon fiber.


150 posted on 06/22/2023 8:40:52 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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