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Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by simonblack »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #42
giarc wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Somewhere a redditor did the math and I believe it would have taken 24ms for the glass to break and the water to rush in. Instant death if it was indeed the glass.

Just how instant is that death? Do you die from quickly drowning in the water or is the water pressure enough to also crush your skull quick enough to make sure you die without having the chance to feel anything? Guillotined people can still be alive and feel about 30 second safter their head has been removed from their body.

I did read somewhere (I don't remember exactly where) that when there is an implosion at great depth the air in the submarine is compressed so quickly that anything flammable (specifically human bodies, plastics, etc) would burn up instantly. So it's a bit like the explosion of the fuel-air mixture in a diesel engine.

Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by qeternity »

janalsncm wrote: post #27
qeternity wrote: post #13

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> when I presume there is camera footage of it available. Not sure if this is sarcasm...

I think they mean footage of the Titanic.

There is a whole movie with footage filmed by James Cameron over a dozen dives. It won an Academy Award…

Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by qeternity »

mattbrewsbytes wrote: post #94
throwuwu wrote: post #33

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The camera footage is probably better than whatever you could see through a few inches of porthole

Yes that was the intent with my comment. A specialized camera for that depth is going to capture better images than what you'll see thru whatever "window" is on the sub.

I was talking about the movie Titanic…

Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by spacemadness »

peepeepoopoo11 wrote: post #80
autoexec wrote: post #74

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Yes, who cares if someone killed a child and several other adults by repeatedly ignoring warnings of clear dangers! Why shouldn't people be allowed to experiment with negligence at the cost of human life?

[flagged]

Keep going, you’re on a roll.

Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by syspec »

iso1631 wrote: post #61
ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just how instant is that death? Do you die from quickly drowning in the water or is the water pressure enough to also crush your skull quick enough to make sure you die without having the chance to feel anything? Guillotined people can still be alive and feel about 30 second safter their head has been removed from their body.

Instant. Imagine a Ford F150 sitting on every square inch of your body.

It's actually easier to imagine water than trucks

Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by ryandrake »

syspec wrote: post #156
iso1631 wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Instant. Imagine a Ford F150 sitting on every square inch of your body.

It's actually easier to imagine water than trucks

Maybe not for Americans. Actually, converting units to "inches" and "F-150s" is probably the most USA-friendly framing possible.

Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by eco »

simonblack wrote: post #151
ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just how instant is that death? Do you die from quickly drowning in the water or is the water pressure enough to also crush your skull quick enough to make sure you die without having the chance to feel anything? Guillotined people can still be alive and feel about 30 second safter their head has been removed from their body.

I did read somewhere (I don't remember exactly where) that when there is an implosion at great depth the air in the submarine is compressed so quickly that anything flammable (specifically human bodies, plastics, etc) would burn up instantly. So it's a bit like the explosion of the fuel-air mixture in a diesel engine.

Makes sense.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_piston

Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by activiation »

postingawayonhn wrote: post #150
iso1631 wrote: post #67

Was the company insured for the massive cost of the rescue attempt? Do they have enough assets to pay for it?

I assume any military assets were quite happy to help. It's a good real life exercise.

Of course, they get to have "fun" and don't really pay for it

Re: Debris Field Confirmed as Titan

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Post by Postosuchus »

elromulous wrote: post #109
beezlewax wrote: post #102

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Who told you that about the guillotine? They'd have zero blood pressure, how do you imagine they'd be conscious?

Iirc they did tests where people agreed to blink a certain number of times etc.

Strange, they never asked those condemned to actually utter some sound or mimic something, isn't it? Well, that's because residual muscle twitch is not controlled and is not conscious. Rapid drop of blood pressure renders the person (well, their head, in that case) unconscious within a couple seconds and it is downhill from there.
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