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> It was previously stated by the CEO that each time he descended to that depth, the viewport deformed several inches inward. Is that normal for a submersible
by AdamH12113 3y ago
> It was previously stated by the CEO that each time he descended to that depth, the viewport deformed several inches inward.
Is that normal for a submersible viewport? I feel like that's probably not normal.
- parl_match 3y agoAt those pressures, it's not particularly unreasonable for their to be flex and shift in materials. That would be baked into design, maintenance, and monitoring. However, the lack of safety culture, testing, or modeling is more red flags than a communist rally. More succinctly: It's probably "normal", but OceanGate didn't know if it was "normal".