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I'm kind of surprised that the OceanGate Titan submarine imploded. (archive.today)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/engineering

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I'm not a submarine engineer, but I would have expected that some of the more complex systems would have failed before the pressure vessel. Then again, it seems like they chose a seemingly cost effective design that was apparently susceptible to fatigue. Combine that with a profit motive to dive as many times as possible before retiring the hull and I suppose an implosion was practically inevitable. Oh well.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Are those the same regulations that are said to be written in blood because people died before such rules were formed? We also have a saying at work - don't create the need for a new rule with your name on it.