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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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[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And that they convinced multiple billionaires, who are presumably educated enough to know better, to step aboard their blatantly-unseaworthy deathtrap.

This does a lot to dispel the notion that billionaires are smarter than everyone else.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years 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.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

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

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