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

  • noride@lemmy.zipEnglish
    5·
    7 days ago

    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.

    • Anomalocaris@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      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.

    • metaStatic@kbin.earth
      3·
      6 days ago

      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.