I for one blame the anti science culture that first was tolerated, but lately, celebrated.
Exhibit a: oceangate Exhibit b: the entire US government (pay special attention to RFK) Exhibit c: is it even needed at this point?
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I recently watched the Netflix documentary about the Titan. Stockton Rush’s sheer level of hubris is just mind blowing. Not only thinking he knew better than engineers who design submersibles for a living, but willfully disregarding a century of well established engineering standards in favor of his stupid ass ideas.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Good thing he’s anomalous among billionaires!
IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It absolutely blew my mind how many times he clearly heard the carbon fiber cracking under the pressure yet constantly explained it away as not a big deal. And despite having acoustic sensors meant to identify when that cracking was likely to be a major problem he ignored that as well.
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
IKR? It doesn’t take a genius or even an engineering degree to figure out that if you’re inside a vessel under intense pressure and that vessel is made of a bunch of fibers that are glued together, cracking sounds are no bueno.