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that titanic submersible is so cool, but you have to wonder why its construction cheaped out on so much. I wonder if they simply had too little money: enough to make a vessel that can just about do the job, but not enough to make one that can meet rigorous industry standards.
oh. I was wondering why the titanic submersible wasn't certified when their other vessels (that dive to an eight times shallower depth) were, but it turns out there's only one that is, and that one wasn't built by them. that explains a lot.
#wikifinds “Despite their high initial strength-to-weight ratios, a design limitation of [carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers] are their lack of a definable fatigue limit. This means, theoretically, that stress cycle failure cannot be ruled out.”
#wikifinds “the brittle fracture mechanics present unique challenges to engineers in failure detection since failure occurs catastrophically.”
I'm fascinated by that formerly existing submersible, honestly. like most of you I only know about it because of the inevitable catastrophic failure that killed everyone inside. but it's so cool. I'm caught up in the romance of a dream that already became a nightmare.
I spent a whole day making a cs:s map inspired by it. I did it to make funny joke online, but of course I wouldn't have spent that much time studying it to try to recreate it if I didn't find it interesting in itself. I'm tempted to return to it and expand it so the sub can dive.
@hikari I'm no expert, but that seems bad for a vessel that's supposed to repeatedly undergo the stress cycle of sea-level to 4000m depths!