Lost Titanic submersible was controlled with a $35 Logitech game controller

[FlyingPenguin]

Go to the 40 second mark for the WTF moment.

I mean, sure, that thing looks perfectly capable of taking you to a depth of 2.4 miles. What could go wrong? It has Bluetooth!

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2055832643563

[Losbot]

Ridiculous! I would have never gotten in that thing.

[Executioner]

Well the news is out: they died before getting to the wreckage. At least they died by implosion than running out of air which I would think would be very quick.
Maybe that $35 Logitech controller had something to do with the implosion?

[FlyingPenguin]

I'm curious if it was the port hole that failed.

[Executioner]

I'm curious if it was the port hole that failed.

Yeah I heard that today on the news. There was a whistleblower who was fired because he said the port hole would not stand the pressure at those depths.

[FlyingPenguin]

Interesting interview with Bob Ballard and James Cameron. Cameron suspects it was the carbon fiber hull that failed:

[Executioner]

Oceangate Sub Construction Details and Implosion

[Executioner]

Leaked Titan Sub Transcript



If that transcript is correct, they had nineteen minutes to fear for your life. Hearing cracking/compression sounds at 3,000 meters, you know it's your last day. That means they agonized before it imploded.

[FlyingPenguin]

No reputable sites can confirm it. I say hoax.

[Losbot]

No reputable sites can confirm it. I say hoax.

You know the rules! If it's on the Internet, then it must be true! How dare you cast doubt on that!

[FlyingPenguin]

Interesting backstory here...

"Who was the last person to murder two billionaires, at once, and have them pay for the privilege?"