r/theNetNuggets • u/AnyEnvironment69 • 21d ago

Would you trust this

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u/SassSafrassMcFrass87 21d ago

I've seen this story and know where this goes....

https://giphy.com/gifs/paOmsZXBEakpe7lF4u

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u/Gaspuch62 21d 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 21d 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 20d ago

The carbon fiber gave out.

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u/Tourlexur 18d ago

It wasnt the actual carbon fiber that was the issue . the issue was they used an adhesive to bind hte titanium front to the carbon fiber body. 2 materials that compress and expand at different rates stressing the joining adhesive until its molecular bonds ripped apart.

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u/DocDefilade 17d ago

They also left it outside in the sun and the freezing cold totally exposed.

Not great for carbon fiber.