The Titan submersible is a cautionary tale for those that believe human ingenuity can overcome nature's limits, now or anytime in the future
The Titan submersible is a cautionary tale for those that believe human ingenuity can overcome nature's limits, now or anytime in the future
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CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
What??? Humanity is the top dog on this planet precisely because we are so good at overcoming nature’s limits. Idiot billionaires committing suicide via stupidity doesn’t change that fact.
blackstampede@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
I'd argue that people killing themselves in stupid ways is the traditional way to create new technology.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
That was not the case in this circumstances.
noride@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
This tool only died because he was too cheap to use the right materials. Not only was the carbon fiber hull a cost savings mechanism, he further cheaped out by using carbon fiber deemed unfit for airline use due to already passing it's expiry date.
metaStatic@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 1y
Everything you just said got him to the top of society, of course he thought it would keep working.
Dude had a mind virus called capitalism and it was fatal.
Anomalocaris@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
but let's face it,
it was rich people's hubris.
he thought being rich enough to build a sub made him smarter than the whole industry they told him exactly why it was a terrible design.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
Yes, but what about second theory testings? 🤷🏼♂️