... it ran out days ago (assuming it didn't implode):

  1. The 96 hours thing comes from the Oceangate website factsheet. Do you think they ACTUALLY tested that by putting five people in it for 96 hours?

  2. Whatever went wrong with the sub (electrical failure, implosion) probably compromised the oxygen supply or made it redundant.

  3. The 96 hours assumes they breathed evenly. Do you think they weren't panicking and trashing and screaming and hyperventilating?

  4. Oxygen is only one part of the problem, the other is dangerous CO2 buildup. These subs have CO2 removal systems that need replacing every 10 hours or so. They would be inhaling dangerous levels of CO2 long before they ran out of oxygen.

They're mega, mega dead.

  • Juiceyb [any]
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    1 year ago

    I've been saying this all along. Any rescue efforts are just purely done out of the OceanGate company trying to salvage their image. That sub went down in about half an hour as terminal velocity would be s but under 12 mph or 5 m/s. There is no way that thing is going to handle that fall. If there was a knocking sound, it was probably the giant squid trying to get a taste of human soup.

    • AbbysMuscles [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      If anyone actually takes a ride on this company's death traps ever again, it should be under the same legal considerations as signing up for assisted euthanasia.

    • POKEMONGOTOTHEGULAG [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      Are you saying the sub was destroyed by an ocean floor impact at 5 m/s? How do you deduce the submarine lost control during decent?