The Titanic

BlueHammer85 said:
Why not ? Because they paid a lot more than the average joe for an adventure?

Most taking planes for holidays are doing exactly the same and taking a risk with their lives
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pretty safe form of travel by comparison
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
Some interesting facts from those in the know on both the sub and how to find it on the Jeremy Vine radio show just now.
Some bloke who has done the trip in it explained that once they hit bottom they knew they were within 500metres of essentially a giant scrap yard and steel debris field, but they had no way of knowing how close or in which direction due to the pitch darkness there. He described it as just scrabbling around on the ocean floor for an hour and half looking for something.
Sounds fucking ludicrous, and predictably lethal.
If stuck on the seabed they are stuck waiting for a rescue that is virtually impossible. If they have popped up its a needle in a haystack and then it needs conditions to be such that someone can be physically able to undo the bolts that seal it.
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Shame he wasn't broadcasting live from it the lycra clad nonce
 
BlueHammer85 said:
Why not ? Because they paid a lot more than the average joe for an adventure?

Most taking planes for holidays are doing exactly the same and taking a risk with their lives
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Planes are nowhere near as risky as this lol. You have more chance dying driving to work statistically than air travel.
 
HelloCity said:
Inside the vessel

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Reminds me of a kid around the corner from where I lived.
He built mini caravans in his back yard (our brains squeeze memories somewhat, but definitely call these being truly impressive for a kid to build).

Like he's built it from items via Screwfix and a car boot sale on a Sunday morning.
Absolutely no chance on earth I'd get in that, even if it never say foot in the ocean.
 
I think the sympathy quotient is directly proportional to the recklessness factor
 
Northerndave said:
Crumin Road gaol is unfortunately closed since Covid as all the Guides left and we couldn't get into City Hall (but it does look impressive).

Saw the peace wall and the murals and the secterianism of the British / Irish flags fluttering above what looked like fairly depressing areas, but I wouldn't have got off the bus to explore. Queens College was nice though, but nothing to hold you there for more than 15-20 mins.

I don't class Giants Causeway as a Belfast attraction, like saying go to Manchester and visit the docks at Liverpool :)

We had a 2 day bus tour. never went back for the 2nd day.

Benefit is that I re-discovered Smithwicks Red Ale,truly a thing of beauty and the food was magnificent
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Yea wouldn't class Causeway as part of Belfast either. I come from few miles from Causeway. Glad you found Smithwicks red (again) and enjoyed the food
 
somapop said:
Reminds me of a kid around the corner from where I lived.
He built mini caravans in his back yard (our brains squeeze memories somewhat, but definitely call these being truly impressive for a kid to build).

Like he's built it from items via Screwfix and a car boot sale on a Sunday morning.
Absolutely no chance on earth I'd get in that, even if it never say foot in the ocean.
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As soon as he got a playstation controller out and said ' this is how we control it' I'd be like, nope see you later.
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
Some interesting facts from those in the know on both the sub and how to find it on the Jeremy Vine radio show just now.
Some bloke who has done the trip in it explained that once they hit bottom they knew they were within 500metres of essentially a giant scrap yard and steel debris field, but they had no way of knowing how close or in which direction due to the pitch darkness there. He described it as just scrabbling around on the ocean floor for an hour and half looking for something.
Sounds fucking ludicrous, and predictably lethal.
If stuck on the seabed they are stuck waiting for a rescue that is virtually impossible. If they have popped up its a needle in a haystack and then it needs conditions to be such that someone can be physically able to undo the bolts that seal it.
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Way too many high risk factors with this trip.

Very limited unreliable communication system, seems to regularly break down by reports.

No means of informing surface vessel of sub location.

Only 4-5 days air supply.

And the piece de resistance , or should I say possible coup de grace is the awful fact that if they did or do surface, if they don't get found very quickly they will suffocate inside this sub as the bolts can only be undone from the outside.

Really feel for those people inside. A possible sad very horrible ending in sight.
 
what's the time scale the people in the sub got, I heard 96 hours but that was from yesterday,
Does the recovery if possible take so much time to bring it back up safely,

also, does it have any way to turn carbon dioxide back into oxygen, I heard somewhere that Nasa have the technology on the spaceships and spacestations
 
ancoats said:
what's the time scale the people in the sub got, I heard 96 hours but that was from yesterday,
Does the recovery if possible take so much time to bring it back up safely,

also, does it have any way to turn carbon dioxide back into oxygen, I heard somewhere that Nasa have the technology on the spaceships and spacestations
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It will have some form of CO2 absorbsion facility, but not aware of any ways of converting it back into oxygen. Mil subs carry 02 candles for emergency use, but wouldn't think this vessel carries them
 
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