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The only manned submersible that could reach the missing Titan is owned by Steam's Gabe Newell (wegotthiscovered.com)
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[–] 19 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

There are reports that acoustic systems picked up banging noises at 30 minute intervals. Until I heard that, I was convinced it had imploded. Now I'm not so sure, and it'll only be worse if they aren't rescued. Implosion would at least have been fast.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I heard about that, but I find it very unlikely that they could make a noise loud enough on the carbon fiber hull, not exactly known for it's acoustic properties and the resin acts as a sound damper. I'm not a material or acoustic engineer though, so who knows. Plus, the article did say that the sounds had stopped.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If it was actually them, I'd guess they were banging on the titanium end cap.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I feel like if there was a way to dampen sounds that well then military submarines would have adopted it long ago. No idea though.

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