After watching so many videos on the Titan submersible, I feel that am a expert on the subject and should be contacted by a cable news network anytime now.
Implosions on land are very rarely instantaneous (unless the material is extremely weak). The reason why is because the air pressure on land is only 14 pounds per square inch...while the deepest parts of the oceans are THOUSANDS of times more (not to mention the heavier density of water compared to air)!!! Btw...to more accurately simulate an implosion, they need to submerge the object fully in sea water (heavier than fresh water)!
Yes...I am also here doing "research." (All fkd up statements aside...FK going down that deep in a tin can like that. As it has been said...i hope it is true for their sakes that it was an instant death)
We all know why we're here...and this is just an above-sea experiment. If you want a better idea of how it went down, playback the implosion at 2x speed and that's probably closer to how quickly a tiny little vessel caved in under the immense weight of billions of litres of water. Considering the size of the vessel, the weight of ocean, if you could play this back at 3 or 4x speed, that would probably the real accuracy. Milliseconds. My thoughts go out to their families... Before the internet continues its senseless memes and mockery remember that these were good people. These were billionaires using their money to help the planet and people. - Hamish Harding used his wealth to aid in efforts to repopulate species nearing extinction, and extinguish malaria from the world as well as help cure those less fortunate. - Shahzada Dawood used his wealth to start a non-profit organization that strove to give better education to those who couldn't afford it, as well as pushing businesses towards greener, more sustainable means of operation, and helping small businesses establish themselves sustainably and aid them as they went from start-up to fully independent. - His son, Sulemon was only 19 and only went down there to make his dad happy for Father's day. He had a love for sci-fi and wanted to follow his dad's footsteps of using money to benefit people instead of corruption and greed. - Paul Henry-Nargeolet was a decorated navy veteran who had a love for the pursuit of knowledge. He had been down to the titanic over 20 times, and loved researching the wreckage to see how marine life can adapt to man-made structures as well as observe how the ocean "cleans" and degrades something like the titanic over decades. - and lastly, the one who will likely get the most flack for this- Stockton Rush, who should not be remembered illy like any of the others. His excitement and over-eagerness for the exploration and discovery of the abyssal depths of the ocean got the better of him, as he was often ahead of regulation, doing things that pushed the boundary before regulation was often even made. That ambition and thirst for knowledge should not be shunned, but it is tragic that it cost the lives of others in the process. It is a harsh lesson for generations to come. May they be remembered with dignity as all men deserve, and may their families find some peace in this time of mourning such immense loss.
