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Given that it killed someone in such a violent and (at least in retrospect) predictable way, I would certainly hope that it failed to conform to "basic design s

Given that it killed someone in such a violent and (at least in retrospect) predictable way, I would certainly hope that it failed to conform to "basic design standards". That said, this definitely falls into that insidious category of failures, those that hurt people consistently, but not enough to raise any unlowerable eyebrows. That is, until something like this happens, and someone dies.

Noumenon72 9y ago
> Given that it killed someone in such a violent and (at least in retrospect) predictable way, I would certainly hope that it failed to conform to "basic design standards". Why, some of them are built so the front kid doesn't fall off at all! The front fell off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM well what sort of standards are these oil tankers built to? oh, very rigorous maritime engineering standards what sort of things? well the front's not supposed to fall off for a start what other things? well there are regulations governing the materials that they can be made of what materials? well cardboard's out and? no cardboard derivatives like paper? no paper, no string, no cello tape rubber? no, rubber's out, umm, they have to have a steering wheel, theres a minimum crew requirement whats the minimum crew? oh, 1 i suppose