The US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation tasked with examining the June 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible released its report

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• 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.

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  • 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.

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    • 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.

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  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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?

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, but “do your own research”

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  • some_designer_dude@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Good thing he’s anomalous among billionaires!

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• TomMasz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Move fast, break things kill people.

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  • brsrklf@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Including himself. If I had to find some respect for the guy, the fact he risked his own life might be it…

    Fortunately, I don’t have to. What an idiot.

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• FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  300 pages? Wow

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  • nagaram@startrek.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I always am shocked at how detailed the reports are, but I imagine they have to legally record and report on absolutely everything they found even if its irrelevant.

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    • DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s like any science, and even law, we’re trying to be very clear, exact, and specific with language that has evolved to express emotions and hyperbole.

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• ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Yep, it imploded. Simply too much water, in the end.”

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  • brsrklf@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They even got an expert from IGN. “7.8, too much water.”

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• phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  ineffective whistleblower process

  Yeah good luck with that in the new USA where whistleblowers can go blow a whistle, if you know what I mean

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