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Filthy Hans
Jun 27, 2008

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

all the wonky warren 2020 tweeters are coming out of the woodwork to whinge and scold say ACTUALLY there is NOTHING funny about billionaires literally signing their lives away sealing themselves in a homemade coffin to see the titanic for $250 thousand

do NOT laugh at this or you are bad

And also why we don’t have socialism

https://twitter.com/pewilliams_/status/1671284057546579972
https://twitter.com/jzux/status/1671285861051138049
https://twitter.com/whstancil/status/1671300153485979654

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gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/marine-technology-society-committee-2018-letter-to-ocean-gate/eddb63615a7b3764/full.pdf



Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To

quote:

Court documents reveal a former OceanGate employee had several safety complaints over the tourist submersible—and then he was fired.

The tourist submersible that went missing while exploring the Titanic wreck was previously the target of safety complaints from an employee of OceanGate, the parent company that owns the sub and runs tourist expeditions of the wreck. That employee complained specifically that the sub was not capable of descending to such extreme depths before he was fired.

That’s according to legal documents obtained by The New Republic. According to the court documents, in a 2018 case, OceanGate employee David Lochridge, a submersible pilot, voiced concerns about the safety of the sub. According to a press release, Lochridge was director of marine operations at the time, “responsible for the safety of all crew and clients.”

The concerns Lochridge voiced came to light as part of a breach of contract case related to Lochridge refusing to greenlight manned tests of the early models of the submersible over safety concerns. Lochridge was fired, and then OceanGate sued him for disclosing confidential information about the Titan submersible. In response, Lochridge filed a compulsory counterclaim where he alleged wrongful termination over being a whistleblower about the quality and safety of the submersible.

Lochridge, in his counterclaim, alleged that “rather than addressing Lochridge’s concerns, OceanGate instead summarily terminated Lochridge’s employment in efforts to silence Lochridge and to avoid addressing the safety and quality control issues.”

The counterclaim said that:

quote:

Given the prevalent flaws in the previously tested 1/3 scale model, and the visible flaws in the carbon end samples for the Titan, Lochridge again stressed the potential danger to passengers of the Titan as the submersible reached extreme depths. The constant pressure cycling weakens existing flaws resulting in large tears of the carbon. Non-destructive testing was critical to detect such potentially existing flaws in order to ensure a solid and safe product for the safety of the passengers and crew.

The counterclaim also details a meeting at OceanGate’s Everett, Washington, facility with engineering staff where “several individuals had expressed concerns over to the Engineering Director.” The OceanGate CEO, Stockton Rush, asked Lochridge to conduct a quality inspection of the Titan. Per the complaint:

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Over the course of the next several days, Lochridge worked on his report and requested paperwork from the Engineering Director regarding the viewport design and pressure test results of the viewport for the Titan, along with other key information. Lochridge was met with hostility and denial of access to the necessary documentation that should have been freely available as part of his inspection process.

Lochridge initially verbally expressed concerns about the safety and quality of the Titan submersible to OceanGate executive management, but those concerns were ignored. Lochridge “identified numerous issues that posed serious safety concerns, and offered corrective action and recommendations for each.” Lochridge was particularly concerned about “non-destructive testing performed on the hull of the Titan” but he was “repeatedly told that no scan of the hull or Bond Line could be done to check for delaminations, porosity and voids of sufficient adhesion of the glue being used due to the thickness of the hull.” He was also told there was no such equipment that could conduct a test like that.

After Lochridge issued his inspection report, OceanGate officials convened a meeting on January 19, 2018, with the CEO, human resources director, engineering director, Lochridge, and the operations director. Per the complaint:

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At the meeting Lochridge discovered why he had been denied access to the viewport information from the Engineering department—the viewport at the forward of the submersible was only built to a certified pressure of 1,300 meters, although OceanGate intended to take passengers down to depths of 4,000 meters. Lochridge learned that the viewport manufacturer would only certify to a depth of 1,300 meters due to experimental design of the viewport supplied by OceanGate, which was out of the Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy (“PVHO”) standards. OceanGate refused to pay for the manufacturer to build a viewport that would meet the required depth of 4,000 meters.

For reference, the Titanic is estimated to sit on the ocean floor at a depth of nearly 13,000 feet.

Paying passengers wouldn’t know or be informed about Lochridge’s concerns, according to his complaints. They also wouldn’t be informed “that hazardous flammable materials were being used within the submersible.” Lochridge expressed concerns about the Titan again. But OceanGate didn’t address those concerns, and Lockridge was fired.

The case between Lochridge and OceanGate didn’t advance much further, and a few months later the two parties settled.

As of Tuesday, the Coast Guard said that 10,000 square miles have been searched since the Titan submersible went missing Sunday afternoon. Five people are said to be on board, and the submarine had the capability to be underwater for about 96 hours, according to The Guardian.

SKULL.GIF
Jan 20, 2017


Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

all the wonky warren 2020 tweeters are coming out of the woodwork to whinge and scold say ACTUALLY there is NOTHING funny about billionaires literally signing their lives away sealing themselves in a homemade coffin to see the titanic for $250 thousand

https://twitter.com/whstancil/status/1671300153485979654

not even their children gave a poo poo about them why should I?

Deadly Ham Sandwich
Aug 19, 2009
Smellrose
5-over-1s are terrible, but this country can't build anything so that's not surprising. Somehow capitalism recreated the worst USSR khrushchevka apartment blocks but made them less durable, more flammable, and priced for people who can afford "luxury" apartments.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003


Twerk from Home posted:

I honestly don't know why everyone hates 5 over 1s. They are the cheapest thing that can be built, t

You answered your own question

SKULL.GIF
Jan 20, 2017


"disfavored social class" roflmao this guy found a way to one-up boomer whinging

https://twitter.com/whstancil/status/1671300570454323203

Paradoxish
Dec 19, 2003

Will you stop going crazy in there?
It's always really fun to see people just utterly fail to admit that being part of certain social classes mean that you, by default, inflict pain, suffering, cruelty, and death on others

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003


SKULL.GIF posted:

"disfavored social class" roflmao this guy found a way to one-up boomer whinging

https://twitter.com/whstancil/status/1671300570454323203

And so goes another "journalist" who used to be useful but is now afraid of upsetting potential patrons

Animal-Mother
Feb 14, 2012

RABBIT RABBIT
RABBIT RABBIT

i'm just being silly with my money when i have slaves in dubai

Precambrian Video Games
Aug 19, 2002



Live. Laugh. Love. Learn. Labour.

i am harry
Oct 14, 2003


we’re all monsters in the eyes of other life forms, will.

axelord
Dec 28, 2012

College Slice

Wow, this thing just get worst and worst.

The flammable material in a high oxygen environment with the crew bolted in is some nightmare poo poo.

Thorn Wishes Talon
Oct 18, 2014

by Fluffdaddy
https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1671240085147189249

FlapYoJacks
Feb 12, 2009

gently caress off you piece of poo poo rape apologist.

skooma512
Feb 8, 2012

You couldn't grok my race car, but you dug the roadside blur.

Hubbert posted:

every time my mind wanders and gets mad that the economy thread keeps talking about billionaire submarine

it keeps getting funnier

every night in my dreams ...

This new Black Mirror season is off the chain.

RadiRoot
Feb 3, 2007

business 101, if you're gonna grift rich people in a death trap why yes, travel in the death trap too.

this is amazing.

Lacrosse
Jun 16, 2010

>:V


Paradoxish posted:

oh my loving god a billionaire steps into a literal suicide machine and somehow these people still need to come out and reassert their position as the dumbest motherfuckers on the planet

None of these assholes seems to get that there are dozens, possibly hundreds of people risking their lives for these dumb motherfuckers. Let them rot.

RadiRoot
Feb 3, 2007

axelord posted:

Wow, this thing just get worst and worst.

The flammable material in a high oxygen environment with the crew bolted in is some nightmare poo poo.

never imagined them burning to a crisp surrounded by so much water. so many possibilities!

Lacrosse
Jun 16, 2010

>:V


700 migrants lost their lives recently and nobody gives a drat, but a handful of billionaire dipshits with a death wish go missing and everyone loses their minds

HAIL eSATA-n
Apr 7, 2007


Bar Ran Dun posted:

with what?

the factual part or the opinion?

i think it's funny that a bunch of billionaires are experiencing pressure, and the parts bin submarine makes it possible

FlapYoJacks
Feb 12, 2009

Lacrosse posted:

700 migrants lost their lives recently and nobody gives a drat, but a handful of billionaire dipshits with a death wish go missing and everyone loses their minds

One is incredibly tragic and horrifying.
The billionaires dying in the sub is funny and should happen more often.

ben shapino
Nov 22, 2020

Lacrosse posted:

700 migrants lost their lives recently and nobody gives a drat, but a handful of billionaire dipshits with a death wish go missing and everyone loses their minds

I actually give one hell of a drat, more than you even

Wraith of J.O.I.
Jan 25, 2012


SKULL.GIF posted:

"disfavored social class" roflmao this guy found a way to one-up boomer whinging

https://twitter.com/whstancil/status/1671300570454323203

isn’t a “billionaire” like definitionally NOT a *social* class??

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Lacrosse posted:

700 migrants lost their lives recently and nobody gives a drat, but a handful of billionaire dipshits with a death wish go missing and everyone loses their minds

these libs don't actually care about the billionaires dying at all either, they are purely taking advantage of an opportunity to farm clout against what they perceive as "dangerous leftists" (the random reply guys with hammer & sickle icons that they wage war with on Twitter)

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003



Incredible how much work we can get done when it involves getting losers back to their jobs

Xaris
Jul 25, 2006

Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Incredible how much work we can get done when it involves getting losers in their >90k Ford F950 Freedom Rancher 9/11 Ltd Edition trucks back to their jobs
fixed that for clarity.

lol if a bus depot or commuter train bridge hosed up it'd take many months to repair, if ever.

Bar Ran Dun
Jan 22, 2006




HAIL eSATA-n posted:

i think it's funny that a bunch of billionaires are experiencing pressure, and the parts bin submarine makes it possible

it is extremely funny.

Lacrosse posted:

700 migrants lost their lives recently and nobody gives a drat, but a handful of billionaire dipshits with a death wish go missing and everyone loses their minds

that used to happen a lot historically in the US especially on river boats. it’s a big part of why vessels have load lines and passenger limits.

Relevant Tangent
Nov 18, 2016

Tangentially Relevant

SKULL.GIF posted:

"disfavored social class" roflmao this guy found a way to one-up boomer whinging

https://twitter.com/whstancil/status/1671300570454323203

there is not a single billionaire, not one, who isn't directly responsible for so much misery that the world would be better without them in it
i don't understand people who argue otherwise for free, at least get a billionaire to cut you a check before you start defending the indefensible

Mola Yam
Jun 18, 2004

Kali Ma Shakti de!
hope that thing's wedged in real tight somewhere prominent on the titanic

like just jammed all up in the "i'm flying jack" spot, no way to get it out

make all the other rich tourists look at the corpse pod forever, like Green Boots on everest

skooma512
Feb 8, 2012

You couldn't grok my race car, but you dug the roadside blur.
* PAUL-HENRI NARGEOLET. The 77-year-old French explorer, whom media say is one of the five on board, is director of underwater research at a company that owns the rights to the Titanic wreck.

navyjack
Jul 15, 2006



Mola Yam posted:

hope that thing's wedged in real tight somewhere prominent on the titanic

like just jammed all up in the "i'm flying jack" spot, no way to get it out

make all the other rich tourists look at the corpse pod forever, like Green Boots on everest

Head-canon

Palladium
May 8, 2012

Very Good
✔️✔️✔️✔️

skooma512 posted:

* PAUL-HENRI NARGEOLET. The 77-year-old French explorer, whom media say is one of the five on board, is director of underwater research at a company that owns the rights to the Titanic wreck.

even funnier now

zetamind2000
Nov 6, 2007

I'm an alien.


This legit seems like a group of people with a mutual suicide fetish having the world's most expensive group jo session in a death sub

Antonymous
Apr 4, 2009

SKULL.GIF posted:

Did you know that when a submersible implodes at that depth that the air pressure in front of the wave is so high that the air actually combusts? In the split second before you are crushed by the pressure of the wave you are hit by a wall of fire.

what is combusting in this scenario

Lacrosse
Jun 16, 2010

>:V


I had a thought that banging on the side of a carbon fiber vessel probably isn't great for its structural integrity

Antonymous
Apr 4, 2009

Lacrosse posted:

700 migrants lost their lives recently and nobody gives a drat, but a handful of billionaire dipshits with a death wish go missing and everyone loses their minds

the billionhaires story is funny & feels good, even to the people who pretend that it somehow is meaningful to them in any other way

Antonymous
Apr 4, 2009

Relevant Tangent posted:

there is not a single billionaire, not one, who isn't directly responsible for so much misery that the world would be better without them in it
i don't understand people who argue otherwise for free, at least get a billionaire to cut you a check before you start defending the indefensible

larry david is ok

Gravid Topiary
Feb 16, 2012

Innocuous posted:

in that the tube occupants have been compressed to the volume of several hundred bound pages, yes

Antonymous
Apr 4, 2009

people in high places having extraordinarily bad luck ruin them is such a classically popular human story it probably goes back to cave man times.

The other is poor stupid people getting suddenly rich and squandering it.

that's basically the two stories for thousands of years because they both rule

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DancingShade
Jul 26, 2007

by Fluffdaddy

Antonymous posted:

people in high places having extraordinarily bad luck ruin them is such a classically popular human story it probably goes back to cave man times.

The other is poor stupid people getting suddenly rich and squandering it.

that's basically the two stories for thousands of years because they both rule

When poor or regular people have extraordinary bad luck that's just life. gently caress 'em.

When the rich & people in high places have bad luck its a tragedy. Better make a play or movie about it and offer sympathy.

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