Whats the source?
I wonder if they recovered the Xbox controller?
It was a Logitech controller. I guess he couldn’t spring for the pricier Xbox controller.
Controllers like that are used on nuclear attack submarines aswell so that is not the issue even though it might seem funny to someone not familiar with this stuff.
Those companies have made billions of them over several decades. It’s much more reliable to go with a one like that than to develop a new one from scratch. Submarines don’t implode because it was steered by a logitech controller
In a video I heard the CEO say they have spare ones on hand, just in case. But still, having my life depend on a Bluetooth device seems just wrong. Why not go with a direct cable? Much less to go wrong!
I don’t disagree. I almost refuse to use even wireless headphones myself.
However all the fail-safes on the sub were quite decent in my opinion so the controller isn’t really life-critical. The issue was that none of the safety features protects you from far exceeding the rated maximum dive depth. They probably didn’t know what hit them.
These are the non-pressurised systems that would have gotten the least damage most likely.
Ya the only damage would be from the implosion and shrapnel. Everything else was sitting at the same pressure, so there’s nothing really going on to cause damage.
It’s weird seeing huge pieces that look relatively undamaged. Looks like you can just throw that frame with all the electronics in the spare parts bin and call it a day lol
This is haunting.
There’s no gore or anything, it’s just twisted metal and cables. Still, seeing it and thinking “humans were alive in there mere days ago” made my gut drop. It’s not like looking at wreckage of an old ship or plane or something, it’s different. Because it’s so small, it feels more intimate. Like looking at a coffin vs looking at a graveyard
How is the death of anyone hilarious? Does it matter how much you have in your pocket book which will determine the level of hilarity to you? That’s cold. I surely hope you have more empathy in person.
Hoho!
u/seesaw is looking for a reason to fight.
It’s a common saying you buffoon.
Interesting - I had imagined it being imploded into bits like the simulations on the news show.
I’m certainly no expert but I understand submarines have an inner and outer hull. The inner hull has to withstand the pressure of the deep but the outer hull does not. The inner hull would be crushed into bits but the outer hull and any equipment in-between would likely be ripped into large chunks as such a violent event occurs inside of it.
Subs have dual hulls so they can fill the void between them with water to sink, or air to float, but they don’t dive anywhere near as deep. Most regular naval subs operate above 800 meters. They only have to be below the surface of the water for stealth, not at the bottom of the ocean.
This craft was a single hull design as far as I’m aware, designed with a rigid hull to try and counteract the pressure at the bottom.
