Debris from OceanGate submersible wreckage is returned to land



The return of the debris to port in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a key piece of the investigation into why the submersible imploded, killing all five people on board. Twisted chunks of the 22-foot submersible came ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday.

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  1. 3 miles down = instant death [depth of titanic]
    300 miles up = also instant death [outer limits of earths' Biome, we can't leave our biome without ceasing to exist, no one has ever touched the moon]

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  2. the glue totally failed there is no carbon fibers on the metal pieces I am guessing the bonds of glue at such great depth contracted its adhesiveness and just separated

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  3. I don't think that we have any obligation to analyze the cause of the failure when OceanGate did not do adequate testing and certification. If it was certified, then it would be good to find out how the certification was inadequate, but it was not certified.

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  4. Ok, so we got titanium dome, steel landing gear, several metallic instruments, and the titanium ring interface conector. So, where is the carbon fiber main hull? Spoiler: blown in little pieces!
    If you want a capsule that can resist the huge pressure at deep oceans, you have to make it spherical shape, one piece of titanium or stainless steel.

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  5. At 0:22, outer flange that golds the carbon tube (cabin) is cut and stripped off. Inner flange is not clearly visible, but I bet it is cut too. Those two flanges holds the ends of the glued carbon tubes centered. Now, this flange hanging out…

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