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The key quote "entire hull was completely destroyed in 40 milliseconds...half the minimum required for the cognitive recognition of an event." Nature is amazing
by ak_111 3y ago
The key quote "entire hull was completely destroyed in 40 milliseconds...half the minimum required for the cognitive recognition of an event." Nature is amazing.
- nine_k 3y agoAlso, about 3 tons of TNT equivalent energy was released (for that Argentinian submarine collapse), so there's nothing left to search for except shards and debris. No evidence of what specifically and how has failed, no bodies, likely no "black box".
- manuel_w 3y agoYes, it's 3 tons of TNT equivalent, but it's still an IMplosion rather than an EXplosion. From my understanding, things get pushed together rather than torn apart and disintegrated. I'd assume the submarine is basically a crashed can now lying somewhere in the seabed, with all its contents still inside, equally compressed.
- dragonwriter 3y agoThings still get superheated and torn apart in an implosion. Yes, the pressure hull (or its pieces) will be crushed, but the contents won't be inside (and will, in the case of less sturdy contents, likely not be intact in any recognizable form.)