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Lol at my sub is rated for 4k, lets go to 6k
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why don't they just send some more guys down there in another sub
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Jun 20, 2023 12:59
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https://youtu.be/dQCvtPS2fLc?t=98 They drop the ballast, 'By having the passengers move to one side and it rolls off'   Ok. If someone explains that's how the ballast is dropped, and you still get in the sub. Sorry son, that's on you. 
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Jun 20, 2023 13:03
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Ralph Crammed In posted:
I want the long answer dude. How do the text messages get back and forth down there?
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Jun 20, 2023 13:04
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Mr. Smile Face Hat posted:So which ocean has been certified as safe by the certification agencies? The ocean of sweet dreams in the land of happiness and rainbows. The Mercator projection always leaves it off it's maps, as it can not be stated enough the Mercator projection sucks.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:06
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Blow posted:I want the long answer dude. How do the text messages get back and forth down there? Starlink, evidently. As far as I can tell, it's whatever kind of internet Starlink sends out. As to how well that works under miles of water? Not great, evidently! To be fair, this hasn't been a problem for anyone up until now, so I can't blame anyone for not really knowing how well wifi or whatever Starlink is works in the deep abyss.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:07
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With the kind of ridiculous money this billionaire had he could have gotten an ROV to dive down there and set up some VR experience with all kinds of bells and whistles, like let people go diving in a pool and pretend theyre swimming around the wreck itself. All that tech exists, all the people who could make sure it happens safely exist. But nope, people think all that money makes them immune to consequences like danger and death.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:11
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SUPERMAN'S GAL PAL posted:With the kind of ridiculous money this billionaire had he could have gotten an ROV to dive down there and set up some VR experience with all kinds of bells and whistles, like let people go diving in a pool and pretend theyre swimming around the wreck itself. All that tech exists, all the people who could make sure it happens safely exist. But nope, people think all that money makes them immune to consequences like danger and death. you don't become a billionaire by shelling out on frivolous adventures
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Jun 20, 2023 13:13
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Deptfordx posted:https://youtu.be/dQCvtPS2fLc?t=98 In hindsight describing a safety feature of the sub as "janky" should tell everyone everything they need to know about this death trap
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Jun 20, 2023 13:13
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Well, the good news is a position recently became available... https://oceangate.com/about/career-opportunities/submersible-pilot.html
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Jun 20, 2023 13:17
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Barudak posted:Lol at my sub is rated for 4k, lets go to 6k I got the impression that they failed the 4k and then decided that certification is for losers let's go 6k!
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Jun 20, 2023 13:17
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By popular demand posted:I got the impression that they failed the 4k and then decided that certification is for losers let's go 6k! Oh, well excuse me, I think we need to upgrade to a complimentary double lol.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:18
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OB-GYN Kenobi posted:Well, the good news is a position recently became available... I mean I could do that. It's just like an elevator all you need to do is press the button for the ground floor, than when your done press the button for the top floor. Just need to remember not to press the door open button while underwater.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:20
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dr_rat posted:I mean I could do that. It's just like an elevator all you need to do is press the button for the ground floor, than when your done press the button for the top floor. Necessary job qualifications: * At least 6,000-8,000 hours experience with a game controller * Able to operate under pressure * One, ideally two working fingers to press the button. * Ability to text at 20 WPM * Documented body compressibility ratio of at least 160:1 * High school diploma, or equivalent work experience.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:23
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Wee posted:Costco Thomas Andrews this is extremely unfair to Thomas andrews
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Jun 20, 2023 13:25
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dr_rat posted:I mean I could do that. It's just like an elevator all you need to do is press the button for the ground floor, than when your done press the button for the top floor. There's no door to open, they're sealed in.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:26
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I lost my sub Under the sea To that little life So much to me And now I moan And now I holler They'll never know Just what I found Little fish, big fish, swimming in the water Come back here, man, save me from slaughter Little fish, big fish, swimming in the water Come back here, man, save me from slaughter
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^^^ P.J. HarveyRalph Crammed In posted:Starlink, evidently. As far as I can tell, it's whatever kind of internet Starlink sends out. As to how well that works under miles of water? Not great, evidently! To be fair, this hasn't been a problem for anyone up until now, so I can't blame anyone for not really knowing how well wifi or whatever Starlink is works in the deep abyss. I personally, as a billionaire, would have used a 3.8km long fibre optic cable on a sturdy cable attached to the submersible for comms. Although I suppose that could get entangled. Maybe some directionally-focused sonar system as well? And the big rear end winch on a ship could pull you up with great force if you were to become entangled, whereas with dumping ballast at zero buoyancy there is gently caress all force to break free at first. Good thing I'm not a billionaire 
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Jun 20, 2023 13:27
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Grem posted:There's no door to open, they're sealed in. Well the door open buttons never work anyway so that works out nicely.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:29
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Ralph Crammed In posted:My mind keeps lingering on how there are no chairs or seats. They sit on the floor like kindergartners. It's not part of a sexy explorer/adventurer image. The ALVIN has a little seat and benches to take your positions on, not to mention tons of dials and gauges and poo poo, but this is the total visual antithesis of what an explorer's vessel should look like. It's not right, and I would presume that would put off anyone with half a functioning brain to not get into it. Yeah same here. I couldnt believe it didnt even have seats. They keep comparing the sub to a minivan but minivans seems like they have way more room.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:30
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Not terribly related question: could they have dangled a kilometre long underwater antenna from the ship or is that not feasible?
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Jun 20, 2023 13:32
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Titanic sinking of a giant psy op and these people were killed before they could learn the truth
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Jun 20, 2023 13:32
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We need more billionaire death traps. Comrade Everest and Comrade Titanic cant kill them all fast enough.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:32
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Ive just realised the possibility that some kind of failsafe worked and they were able to surface but now they're just sat there bobbing along without communications and nobody knows where the gently caress they are but they're going to suffocate anyway because there's no way to open the door from the inside.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:34
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The absolute sketchiest thing about this isnt the wierd controls, or the poop bag, or the ballast, its that theyre using spiral wound carbon fibre in compression. Composites like carbon fibre are directional. They are noy good in compression, at all. In tension the epoxy resin sticks the strands together so they can take the load. In compression the strands do literally nothing except stop the now compressed epoxy from sliding. Some studies put the compressive strength of carbon fibre at 20-40% of its UTS because of this. Its insanely bad choice of material for a sub.
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Matinee posted:Ive just realised the possibility that some kind of failsafe worked and they were able to surface but now they're just sat there bobbing along without communications and nobody knows where the gently caress they are but they're going to suffocate anyway because there's no way to open the door from the inside. You Goonsir are a vastly superior engineer to whoever decided that deathtrap is seaworthy! Hold your head high.
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Three Olives posted:
Cool speaker setup from ca. 1999, not pictured a 4 MB memory stick that included a 128 kbit mp3 of Mambo No.5 that played on repeat through RealPlayer.
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Matinee posted:Ive just realised the possibility that some kind of failsafe worked and they were able to surface but now they're just sat there bobbing along without communications and nobody knows where the gently caress they are but they're going to suffocate anyway because there's no way to open the door from the inside. If only they had some sort of emergency alert signal in case of disaster so they could direct rescue boats to their position. But those cost more than $50 bucks so it's simply impossible.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:44
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Someone grabbed the wrong controller when they were racing 150cc star cup and crashed the sub lol
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CNN posted:Cohen referred to a CBS report that last year the vessel was lost for more than two hours unable to get messages from the surface, which it relies on to figure out where to go theres no GPS onboard. So the vessel already had known communication issues which impact its GPS. WHY WOULD ANYONE SEAL INTO THIS AND SINK INTO THE OCEAN? Lord.
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Jun 20, 2023 13:45
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 Were all dyin in a ghetto submarine a ghetto submarine a ghetto submarine
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lotta goons discovering itt that shoestring budgets for science tend to create interesting design decisions
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I would prefer not to die trapped in a tiny sub and running out of oxygen
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OMFG FURRY posted:lotta goons discovering itt that shoestring budgets for science tend to create interesting design decisions Pretty sure none of this was about science.
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Nooner posted:I would prefer not to die trapped in a tiny sub and running out of oxygen Well the leading theory is that the tube imploded and crushed them all so they didn't exactly run out of oxygen.
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We should immortalise those brave explorers who gave everything to test whether a DIY Groversub is a good idea. It wasn't. I for one always suspected as much but only now I can be certain.
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Nooner posted:I would prefer not to die trapped in a tiny sub and running out of oxygen No adventurous spirit, I will bet that you live a long time and only die of unpreventable causes. You sissy.
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Nooner posted:I would prefer not to die trapped in a tiny sub and running out of oxygen Coward
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Deptfordx posted:https://youtu.be/dQCvtPS2fLc?t=98 so like if it somehow ends up settled on the ocean floor there is no way to get the ballast off?!
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Nooner posted:I would prefer not to die trapped in a tiny sub and running out of oxygen Look however you think your days going to go when you wake up in the morning, some days just be like that. Nothing you can do about it. The hands of fate are mysterious and sometimes they just like seeing random people stuck in tiny subs.
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