▲ 152 ▼ AP News: A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic (apnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by philz@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheLastOfHisName@beehaw.org 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Even if I had a stupid amount of money, there's no way in hell I would pay someone to stuff me inside what seems to be an over-sized propane tank, then send me to depths where the water pressure is so extreme it will literally crush you. Just...no. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) I particularly like the part where this specific submersible can't ever be opened from the inside, because it gets bolted shut from outside. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) You wouldn't want to open it down there, but also I don't know why anyone would want to be down there in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] r3nder@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago You definitely wouldn't. But what about if you made it to the surface in an emergency? I'd probably want to open it at that point. Someone mentioned how the sub reminds them of Apollo 1 and I tend to agree. So many poor choices were made! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) I particularly like the part where this specific submersible can't ever be opened from the inside, because it gets bolted shut from outside. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) You wouldn't want to open it down there, but also I don't know why anyone would want to be down there in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] r3nder@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago You definitely wouldn't. But what about if you made it to the surface in an emergency? I'd probably want to open it at that point. Someone mentioned how the sub reminds them of Apollo 1 and I tend to agree. So many poor choices were made! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) You wouldn't want to open it down there, but also I don't know why anyone would want to be down there in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] r3nder@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago You definitely wouldn't. But what about if you made it to the surface in an emergency? I'd probably want to open it at that point. Someone mentioned how the sub reminds them of Apollo 1 and I tend to agree. So many poor choices were made! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] r3nder@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago You definitely wouldn't. But what about if you made it to the surface in an emergency? I'd probably want to open it at that point. Someone mentioned how the sub reminds them of Apollo 1 and I tend to agree. So many poor choices were made! permalink fedilink source parent