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David Pogue pointed out “jerry-rigged” design of OceanGate’s missing Titanic sub

• dieselgate 3y ago
  It’s sort of tough to gauge one way or the other - the lighting components seem to work well (and it’s probably LED) why does it matter the supplier? Just depends what your standards of “jerry-rigged” is - for us “hackers” on HN we may have a higher threshold and it’s not like this sub was “duct taped with bailing wire”. I think of jerry/jury-rigged as literally a boat mast that’s snapped and is reattached by any means - comparatively this sub is polished. I wouldn’t go down to see the titanic on this thing though but would probably go for a short test. Edit: needless to say this isn’t the time for “told ya so” wishing the passengers and recovery crew the best
  • xwdv 3y ago
    The controls for this sub are a shitty Logitech controller you can buy off the shelf in Walmart, and a single button.
    • incogitor 3y ago
      Exactly. Not waterproof, not variable pressure/temperature tested, not industrial or milspec. This thing sounds like a "COTS" death trap.
      • stringfood 3y ago
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