Titanic (official thread)

[5 STAR U-G-A]

Oh and all the memes and attention that this is getting has started up the internet whackadoodle "what is this distracting us from..." nonense

Not to mention all the conspiracy theories that have started form about "what actually happened" with this situation.

 

[5 STAR U-G-A]

Was it only 5 people?

There were the 5 who paid to go on this excursion.

But I imagine there was some staff (pilots/helpers) with them too?

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Was it only 5 people?

There were the 5 who paid to go on this excursion.

But I imagine there was some staff (pilots/helpers) with them too?

I think the CEO is the only pilot.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Not to mention all the conspiracy theories that have started form about "what actually happened" with this situation.

Don't forget those of us all bent out of shape because white people were maligned.

 

[5 STAR U-G-A]

 

[5 STAR U-G-A]

Don't forget those of us all bent out of shape because white people were maligned.

More importantly: Rich white people.

 

[5 STAR U-G-A]

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

 

[BB73]

Sad for the loss of life, although they certainly put themselves at risk. It’s justice that the CEO was on board.

The only part of Titanic I ever really cared to see was Kate Winslet’s boobs.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

I think you are right. I can't imagine any military revealing its capabilities to save a handful of people, while putting their millions in their country at risk.

Considering that the primary function of those hydrophones is to identify unique sound signatures of Russian and Chinese subs, I'm sure that anything they pick up is classified at birth. And even if it's something like whale sounds, it's not declassified out of fear that it would give away the base capabilities of the technology.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

So the fun part is at that depth, if/when they had a failure, when the bulkhead lets go, the air gets compressed so quickly it will literally flash fire, meaning whoever was on it incinerated before they drowned.

Honestly, a far better way to go than sitting at the bottom waiting for the oxygen to run out.

Asked what the prospects are for recovering the bodies of the crew members, Rear Adm John Mauger replies:

We’ll continue to work and continue to search the area, but I don’t have an answer for prospects at this time.

This is an “incredibly unforgiving environment”, he adds.

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

I take a little comfort from the news but on the scale of how the death during this could happen... near instantaneous death is probably the best case

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

I think this sums it up for me:

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Great Business Opportunity. I'm going build a submarine to take paying voyeurs down to the site of the Titanic submarine wreckage. I'll need to "move fast," "break things" and "disrupt." And I can't be slowed down by any 50 year old Navy experts and their safety protocols.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]