Laxaria ( Laxaria@beehaw.org ) to World News · 3 years agoTitanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under waywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up186cross-posted to: news@fediverse.boonews@geddit.socialtechnews@radiation.partynews@kbin.social
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minus-squareStringTheory ( StringTheory@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoI think I’d rather implode and go instantly, than be floating on the surface for 4 days and unable to get out while slowly suffocating. Neither is my idea of a good time…
minus-squarePigeon ( Lowbird@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoCan they not open a hatch if it’s on the surface? Water would be a problem still, but not suffocation, if so.
minus-squareStringTheory ( StringTheory@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 years agoNope. The hatch is bolted from the outside. They can’t do anything from the inside and are utterly dependent on someone outside with a power socket wrench to unscrew each of the 17 bolts holding the hatch on. There are some design flaws with this thing.
minus-squareEeeDawg101 ( EeeDawg101@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoOhh fuck that! That would be awful. :(
minus-squareneuropean ( neuropean@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoNope, the ends are bolted on from the outside before they depart.
I think I’d rather implode and go instantly, than be floating on the surface for 4 days and unable to get out while slowly suffocating.
Neither is my idea of a good time…
Can they not open a hatch if it’s on the surface?
Water would be a problem still, but not suffocation, if so.
Nope. The hatch is bolted from the outside. They can’t do anything from the inside and are utterly dependent on someone outside with a power socket wrench to unscrew each of the 17 bolts holding the hatch on.
There are some design flaws with this thing.
Ohh fuck that! That would be awful. :(
Nope, the ends are bolted on from the outside before they depart.