Posted on 06/23/2023 6:50:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
An expert detailed Thursday what the five victims killed in the Titan submersible likely faced in the “catastrophic implosion” near the Titanic ship.
The United States Coast Guard announced on Thursday that the five passengers inside the submersible were “lost” in a “catastrophic implosion” just hours after they found debris near the wrecked Titanic ship.
“The reality is, at that depth and at those pressures, this is the natural outcome … this is definitely the way to go,” G. Michael Harris, a Titanic expedition leader, said on Fox News. “So, two nanoseconds for that vehicle to implode and it would take your spinal column four nanoseconds to register to your brain. Then it’s a problem. So we always said if there’s a problem out of the body in the presence of the Lord.”
Butch Hendrick, a rescue diver, said he hoped the submersible was “entangled,” and added he is thankful the search has been resolved. Dr. Michael Gullen, who experienced being stuck in a vessel undersea, said he knew the situation had to be a “catastrophic failure.”
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“It was designed to pop back up to the surface if anything had gone wrong happened, and it had backup systems, electrical systems and ultimately compressive air systems, automatic systems and the fact that none of those systems kicked in to bring this thing to the top, indicated to me that it had to be a catastrophic failure,” Gullen said.
The remains of the five passengers have not been found by search teams. The victims have been identified as British billionaire Hamish Harding, French oceanographer and Titanic researcher Paul-Henri Nargeolet, OceanGate CEO and pilot Stockton Rush, Pakistani business mogul Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman.
The submersible departed off the coast of St. John’s, Newfoundland on Sunday and lost contact with the mother ship less than two hours after its departure. Experts said the submersible would likely run out of oxygen by Thursday as it was equipped with 96 hours of breathable air.
A search for the submersible immediately began for several days until the discovery of the debris.
Joe Biden knew and kept this in the media as cover for the crackhead.
The ending was perfect. After you hear the bell, right away you saw Tony’s perspective, and the “black” was Tony’s perspective after Members Only guy shot him.
I hated the ending at the time but over the years I came to accept it as a statement about his future.
It also left open the possibility of a movie or a sequel but unfortunately he passed away in real life.
Without question the worst finale and the biggest betrayal of fans who followed a beloved story for years was the final episode of St. Elsewhere.
Unless it implodes. And steering it with a $40 video game joystick probably didn't help matters.
It irks me when "experts" use language in non-nonsensical hyperbolic ways.
It takes much longer for a vehicle at the depth mentioned than two nano-seconds, and much, much longer than four nanoseconds for the event to register to your brain.
Consider, realistically, how long it would take the submersible to implode. The pressure outside was about 6000 psi greater than inside the submersible.
The submersible was about 7 feet across inside. Assume the walls have to move in only 18 inches to kill everyone. Starting from zero, at about 20,000 psi, a bullet takes about 2.3 milliseconds to accelerate and exit an 18 inch barrel. The pressure is still above 6000 psi when the bullet leaves the barrel. Higher initial pressure, unidirectional, 18 inches travel 2.3 milliseconds. The implosion will take longer.
2.3 milliseconds is 2.3 million nanoseconds.
Nerve impulses move, at the most, at 400 feet per second. Assume minimum length of sensor to brain of 1/3 foot, then the impulse would take 1/1200 of a second, or .833 milliseconds. Perception takes much longer than mere transmission. Images have to be processed, as do all nerve impulses. Perception, as measured by reaction, takes much longer, on average 200 milliseconds.
200 milliseconds is 200 million nanoseconds.
Agreed
Ok Einstein, so how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
I wonder how long these stories are going to continue. We now know the people died in the sub when it imploded. 30 or 40 years ago, that would have ended the story. But in our content-driven media world where there are hundreds of news sources with an insatiable need for content, we get stories about how it must have felt like when the sub imploded. This isn’t news. Its macabre clickbait. They were thrill-seekers taking a significant risk that turned out catastrophically bad. End of story.
“”And steering it with a $40 video game joystick probably didn’t help matters.””
Hey! Hey! I saw a video where the CEO said they “had a couple of backup controllers on board”. /sarcasm off
The whole submersible community including Ballard and Cameron said that the carbon fiber death trap was, well, a carbon fiber death trap. They even wrote letters to the CEO of the company.
Last communication was 11:47 am Sunday
Explosion detected hours later so I’m guessing mid to late aft?
Haven’t found precise time of it
So yes they likely surmised all souls lost first day
Without being too graphic what I’ve gleaned from pressure fatalities the remains would be scant
I’m grateful the boy went instantly
Facing death is unfair for kids in my view
You lack the skills you’ve hopefully acquired as a mature man
It’s like the Eagles’ Don Henley song “Dirty Laundry” from 1982!.............
Dirty Laundry Lyrics
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I make my living off the evening news
Just give me something, something I can use
People love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry
Well, I could’ve been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I don’t have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em all around
We got the bubble-headed bleach-blonde who comes on at five
She can tell you about the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
It’s interesting when people die, give us dirty laundry
Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet?
You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Get the widow on the set, we need dirty laundry
You don’t really need to find out what’s going on
You don’t really want to know just how far it’s gone
Just leave well enough alone, keep your dirty laundry
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re stiff, kick ‘em all around
(Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down)
(Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down)
(Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down)
(Kick ‘em when they’re stiff, kick ‘em all around)
Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody’s pie
Love to cut you down to size, we love dirty laundry
We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
When it’s said and done, we haven’t told you a thing
We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry
(Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down)...
They were dead before anybody knew they were missing. Never knew what hit them.
Imagine that little sub with a block of lead the size of the Empire State building sitting on top of it. That's the weight of two miles of ocean.
They were dead the whole time the media spoke of rescue. Probably chatting amongst themselves during the descent, then suddenly not existing.
I feel sorry for 4 of the 5.................
“The ending was perfect“
Assisting the perfection was that the sudden nothing referenced a conversation Tony had with someone about assisting him in a hit about “what you think happens when the blast to the head comes?” If I recall Tony thought “one second you’re there the next you’re gone”.
Does CF creak and groan when under pressure?
Did they hear noise of impending doom?
I don’t know and don’t want to find out...................
Will we ever learn that the “authorities” have lied to the public yet again? Not as if that would be a surprise. Thanks to wally cronkite for bringing me to the ‘never trust the media’ conclusion many years ago.
Every time that I have been seriously injured, typically I have not realized what a mess that I have made out of myself until the adrenaline starts to wear off. Depending on what you are concentrating on there is a period of time before you realize the sensation that you are experiencing is pain.
If you know something is hot and you cautiously touch or put the back of your hand near it to gauge just how hot it is, you can pull your finger or hand back before you are seriously burned. But if you inadvertently grab something very hot you will often not let go until after you are seriously burned especially if you are concentrating on something else.
This discussion about the nanoseconds it takes for your nerves to report back to your brain is a little silly. There is a much larger time period before your brain realizes what is going on after it receives signals from your nerves.
Also, my crews and I responded to many seriously injured people who were still alive and conscious when we arrived. Serious trauma and pain causes people to go into shock and they often cannot tell how serious their injuries are. So, we would be asked, “Am I going to die?” sometimes fairly calmly. A person’s expectations can affect their outcome, so we would almost always respond, “No, you are going to fine.”... even when we knew that they were probably not going to make it.
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