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For those who are unaware: A couple billionaires, a pilot, and one of the billionaires' son are currently stuck inside an extremely tiny sub a couple thousand meters under the sea (inside of the sub with the guys above).

They were supposed to dive down to the titanic, but lost connection about halfway down. They've been missing for the past 48 hours, and have 2 days until the oxygen in the sub runs out. Do you think they'll make it?

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[–] YoBuckStopsHere 19 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I think we all hope they get rescued but if they are on the bottom of the ocean the odds are not in their favor. Even if they are located in time it will take forever to attach a line to the craft and pull it up.

Why didn't they have a plan of action for this? Why did they not think to put a location beacon on the craft, or a means of communication????

[–] Chippyr 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, they did have a means of communication. And it stopped working. Beacons don’t work underwater. There aren’t any other options.

[–] Nanomerce 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait, what the hell do airplane black boxes do to give away it's position underwater? unless it just like doesn't.

[–] Donjuanme 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Beacons work under water, just very short range unless they're sonar. There are sonar beacons available but I believe the designer of this vessel was too cheap/arrogant to have them added.

[–] possiblylinux127 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kind of ironic sense they were billionaires

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being cheap is how you become a billionaire sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah, can't become a billionaire by saving money. The only way is exploitation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Right, agreed. For me being cheap = not paying employees their fair share and value for their labor = exploitation

[–] WhiteHawk 6 points 1 year ago

If they're too deep underwater, they don't work either, which is why many airplanes that crashed into the sea were never found

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