Wreckage of Oceangate submersible found

Red Squirrel · 2024-09-19T08:52:50-0400

Maybe this is old news.... but first time I see footage of the actual wreckage. Looks like it probably failed at one of the seams between the dome and carbon fibre hull. The video that shows them glueing it together always felt odd to me, there is no real control as to how the glue is applied and I would expect that process to be critical enough to warrant automating it so it's a very consistent and controlled amount, and applied fast so the end can be put on asap before it starts to cure.

Scott Manley video with more analysis:

dave_the_nerd · 2024-09-19T09:45:51-0400

You don't normally automate a process you're only going to do once or twice: doing things by hand can be surprisingly consistent and precise. (Isn't always done that way but it can be.)

You didn't miss the footage, it was just released within the last week; the coast guard is doing a hearing/report this week and this stuff AFAIK wasn't public before.

Stiff Clamp · 2024-09-19T18:21:16-0400

In glue we trust.

These days "bonding" is the new welding (new sewing, new whatever) products are increasingly bonded together.

(not that they could weld carbon fiber to titanium or anything)

Wreckage of Oceangate submersible found

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