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[-] wazoobonkerbrain@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

James Cameron, director of the Titanic film, once dove in a submersible to the deepest point in the ocean. So he has connections within the community of submersible designers. Regarding the loss of the Titan, Cameron gave an interview in which he said that he had heard second hand reports from people in the Titan support crew who said that the vessel encountered problems, aborted its dive, dropped ballast, and was attempting to ascend at the moment of the implosion. So the people on board knew what was happening, they probably heard sounds of the hull beginning to strain, although the implosion itself would have been instantaneous.

[-] axtualdave@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

By all accounts, carbon fiber doesn't "strain". It does its thing great right up until it fails catastrophically.

[-] Pakyul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Which is why they used acoustic sensors to monitor the carbon fiber's integrity instead of strain gauges. They absolutely would have had warning.

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