Hindsight is 20-20.What's weird is, he went on Bezos' rocket so he was aware of what a well funded and relatively safe operation looks like. And he'd also gone down to Challenger Deep in the Limiting Factor. I don't know how you can do either of those, then look at this thing and think taking it to the bottom of the ocean is a great idea.
I think you overestimate light, it's 186,000 miles/sec.From my understanding the speed of the thermal shockwave of an asteroid is estimated to be about 50,000 mph. (pretty fracking fast!)
Light however is a tad faster ... it travels at approx 286,000 miles PER SECOND.
I think you overestimate light, it's 186,000 miles/sec.
Bonkers. When I go on a 20-mile bike ride, I take an extra tube and a patch kit because I don't want to trust hopes and prayers to get me home in case of an incident.
The pistol shrimp is a remarkable creature about 4 cm in length and 25 grams in weight. Despite its small size, it can move its claws at a speed of 97 km/hr. The speed of the snap is such that a bubble is created consisting of vacuum. The internal low pressure causes a water pulse that immobilizes prey with an associated noise of 218 dB which is louder than a bullet, and reportedly a temperature of 4800 degrees centigrade which is similar to the surface temperature of the sun, albeit over a very small area.
Well, the cost of the attempted recovery would have been denounced in Congress by the usual suspects.PS. I wonder if this would have gotten so much attention if five black women living on welfare had been in that sub?
Pretty sure things like this don't 'begin' to happen, they just happen. Think of standing on an empty soda can. It doesn't 'begin' to buckle from your perception, it just collapses.Several commented, at least it happen quickly. But if they released the counterweights to raise back to the surface, they knew something was up. James Cameron being interviewed by Anderson right now. He’s speculating that they heard the shell beginning to crumple. So while the final moment was quick, there had to be intense panic prior to that.
Did they even make any unmanned trips to the bottom to validate the design first? Or was it more, "I think this is enough carbon fiber for the hull, should work. I'd test it properly but that would cost more money and we are but billionaires." "No need to speak to submariners because I have more business degrees than they do."
lol in the 3 page waiver, death is mentioned 7 times.I feel sad for the passengers who probably were not really capable of giving informed consent. We live in a society of "cover your ass" waivers, to the point that signing them just seems par for the course. It's easy in hindsight to find reason for concern.
The light of my intellect beats starlight every time. Of course, when I arrive at my conclusion, I'm still in the dark.I think you overestimate light, it's 186,000 miles/sec.
lol in the 3 page waiver, death is mentioned 7 times
Ok at first I was intrigued but now I'm getting annoyed at how much coverage this is getting. It reminds me of the gabby petitio story that just popped up. Yes it's sad but holy f the coverage is relentless
100% LOL
People are still going to climb Mt. Everest with all the known dangers. Some people don't seem to feel alive unless they stay on the edge of cheating death. Heck, I've enjoyed some white knuckled psychonautic travels.
If I had the chance to climb Everest 40 years ago, I would jumped at it without hesitation. Well, as long as I had the chance to get some high altitude climbing in beforehand. I would never want be the person who has to be basically carried by Sherpas up and down. But by the end of the 90's it was big business and the huge lines had begun. I don't understand how people are willing to risk their lives, and potentially the lives of others, to stand in what is essentially a long grocery queue just to be on the summit for a few minutes before being told to "move along".Except the ones dying on Everest are people who have no business being there. Or experienced climbers being bottlenecked by idiots.
Ok at first I was intrigued but now I'm getting annoyed at how much coverage this is getting. It reminds me of the gabby petitio story that just popped up. Yes it's sad but holy f the coverage is relentless
If I had the chance to climb Everest 40 years ago, I would jumped at it without hesitation. Well, as long as I had the chance to get some high altitude climbing in beforehand. I would never want be the person who has to be basically carried by Sherpas up and down. But by the end of the 90's it was big business and the huge lines had begun. I don't understand how people are willing to risk their lives, and potentially the lives of others, to stand in what is essentially a long grocery queue just to be on the summit for a few minutes before being told to "move along".
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