I’m curious about the specifications of the Carbon Fiber hull. Carbon fiber laminates are notorious for delaminating. I cant imagine the stresses on that hull from repeated pressure cycling. What nondestructive methods were they planning to use to investigate the hull? The article does not say. Also the veiwport not being certified for human operation at that depth is a major indicator.
Either the hull imploded and they were disintegrated in a 5,000 psi crush of water, or the viewport failed, then they were imploded and disintegrated. Jeez that’s horrible.
I’m curious about the specifications of the Carbon Fiber hull. Carbon fiber laminates are notorious for delaminating. I cant imagine the stresses on that hull from repeated pressure cycling. What nondestructive methods were they planning to use to investigate the hull? The article does not say. Also the veiwport not being certified for human operation at that depth is a major indicator.
Either the hull imploded and they were disintegrated in a 5,000 psi crush of water, or the viewport failed, then they were imploded and disintegrated. Jeez that’s horrible.
You can see a tour of the submersible here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o&t=139s
Couldn’t pay me a million dollars to get in that contraption and go to 30 meters even. Crazy.