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New evidence strongly suggests that OceanGate's submersible, which imploded and killed all passengers on its way to the Titanic wreck, was unfit for the journey. The CEO, Stockton Rush, bought discounted carbon fiber past its shelf life from Boeing, which experts say is a terrible choice for a deep-sea vessel. This likely played a role in the submersible's tragic demise.

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[-] TheElectroness@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago

Honestly, the most surprising thing is that they managed 6 successful dives to titanic before it failed.

[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And that they convinced multiple billionaires, who are generally assumed to be smarter and better educated than the rest of us, to step aboard that blatantly-unseaworthy deathtrap.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 23 points 1 year ago

Guess what, billionaires aren't smarter than everyone else. Usually it's just existing wealth, luck and a lack of morals that gets them there.

[-] fidodo@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

The system is rigged to make it much much easier to make money if you already have money.

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