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A friend said he warned Stockton Rush about possible defects on the Titan in 2019 after hearing 'cracking' noises (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 2 years ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] abogical@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I doubt this is true. The hull is made out of carbon fiber. It doesn't "crack", it shatters.

[–] Killer57@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Stockton Rush, the former CEO of Oceangate held a patent on a system that would listen for cracking of the hull that would warn of hull failure, I wonder how it worked out for him.

[–] Hedup@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

As Cameron said, when you hear these "warnings" they tell you that you are already dead.