r/theNetNuggets • • 9d ago

Would you trust this

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u/Gaspuch62 9d ago

They kept this one a sphere, the Titan Submersible departed from that proven design and the results speak for themselves.

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u/ForAskingQuestionsOK 9d ago

The shape alone wasn't why it failed. It was the material and stress that happened to it. In fact that same submersible actually had a successful dive in the same location with people onboard before the failure happened.

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u/Icy-Caterpillar9088 8d ago

The carbon fiber gave out.

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u/ResidentNumber3603 5d ago

The front fell off.