Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 00:28 last edited by
Too soon.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 00:54 last edited by
@George-K said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
At least they stopped short of saying "Let them die."
The tweet has been deleted.
The internet is forever:
So, they replaced it with this "better" tweet.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 00:55 last edited by
Too soon?
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 00:56 last edited by
Yes, but the internet moves quickly.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 01:06 last edited by
Based on the way safety appeared to be considered as an inconvenience more than a requirement, I'm guessing some lawyers are going to be moving pretty quickly, too.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 01:30 last edited byThis post is deleted!
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 11:43 last edited by
Well, breathable air should be gone…
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 15:47 last edited by
This pic was tweeted out recently.
4X-EDL is an Elal Boeing 787. On June 20 it did the Miami Tel Aviv route. They got this message from ATC. What they were they thinking? That a plane at 36000 feet can see a vehicle the size of a SUV in the floating middle of the Atlantic. But I guess it never hurts to try.
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This pic was tweeted out recently.
4X-EDL is an Elal Boeing 787. On June 20 it did the Miami Tel Aviv route. They got this message from ATC. What they were they thinking? That a plane at 36000 feet can see a vehicle the size of a SUV in the floating middle of the Atlantic. But I guess it never hurts to try.
wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 15:51 last edited byYes, there’s always the proverbial, off-chance.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 15:59 last edited by
That would be like trying to spot a submersible 12000 feet under the ocean.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 16:21 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 16:34 last edited by
Can you imagine if they found more Trump classified files inside the sub?
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 16:49 last edited by
I’ve had a rather macabre thought over the past few days that I’ve been hesitant to post. I even did once but deleted it. 96 hours of air is based on a full cabin. They were down 1 person, so that should stretch it out some, right? I mean, assuming the sub is intact?
And for that matter, there’s the possibility that 1 or more of the 5 passengers died during this… And if you really want to get dark, there may be some passengers willing to do whatever it takes to cut down on the amount of oxygen being used down there…
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 17:01 last edited by
I haven't seen a plausible explanation, other than implosion. They actually had lots of safeguards in place, but it all hinged on not imploding, of course. Sand bags were attached to the sub by ropes that would dissolve in water after some number of hours, so even if everybody was unconscious, the sub would have floated to the top. Unless it imploded.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 17:49 last edited by
They're saying the debris is from part of the sub - a landing frame and rear cover
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 17:52 last edited by
Were those parts important?
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 18:11 last edited by
I wonder how many more victims the Titanic has claimed since it sank.
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I’ve had a rather macabre thought over the past few days that I’ve been hesitant to post. I even did once but deleted it. 96 hours of air is based on a full cabin. They were down 1 person, so that should stretch it out some, right? I mean, assuming the sub is intact?
And for that matter, there’s the possibility that 1 or more of the 5 passengers died during this… And if you really want to get dark, there may be some passengers willing to do whatever it takes to cut down on the amount of oxygen being used down there…
wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 18:16 last edited by 89th@LuFins-Dad said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
I’ve had a rather macabre thought over the past few days that I’ve been hesitant to post. I even did once but deleted it. 96 hours of air is based on a full cabin. They were down 1 person, so that should stretch it out some, right? I mean, assuming the sub is intact?
And for that matter, there’s the possibility that 1 or more of the 5 passengers died during this… And if you really want to get dark, there may be some passengers willing to do whatever it takes to cut down on the amount of oxygen being used down there…
Believe it or not, there is legal precedent for this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens
In short. 4 men were in a lifeboat in the later 1800s... after many days, one of the men was in a coma. So they killed him and ate him. They claimed "custom of the sea" as a defense (a real thing btw, an alternative to maritime law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom_of_the_sea), but ultimately were sentenced to the statutory death penalty.
I guess back to your point, there was a reddit thread about this too, but basically yes if someone died, it would increase the length of available oxygen.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 18:16 last edited by
@Mik said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
I wonder how many more victims the Titanic has claimed since it sank.
Including those who were forced to watch the movie?
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wrote on 22 Jun 2023, 18:33 last edited by
Barring the recovery of the intact sub while there was still breathable air, this was the best possible outcome. Death would have been instantaneous.