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The Titan submersible is a cautionary tale for those that believe human ingenuity can overcome nature's limits, now or anytime in the future

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This tool only died because he was too cheap to use the right materials. Not only was the carbon fiber hull a cost savings mechanism, he further cheaped out by using carbon fiber deemed unfit for airline use due to already passing it's expiry date.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

but let's face it,

it was rich people's hubris.

he thought being rich enough to build a sub made him smarter than the whole industry they told him exactly why it was a terrible design.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Everything you just said got him to the top of society, of course he thought it would keep working.

Dude had a mind virus called capitalism and it was fatal.