Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic

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Anonymous wrote:The passengers, if alive, are probably thinking what a mistake, such a waste of life. They had such excess, so many opportunities, but chose to climb aboard this contraption. They could have been lounging on a tropical island somewhere, but instead are trapped at the bottom of the Atlantic, waiting for death to finally come. What a sad, pathetic, tortuous way to go.

Or they are thinking, "this is as good of a way to go as any. At least I go down (pun intended) in history!"

I mean one guy devoted his life to the history of the titanic and one was the CEO.

I doubt the 19 year old is thinking this is a good way to go.

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Anonymous wrote:Imagine yourself in a minivan with four other adults in the deep depths of the ocean where you can’t see anything for days and probably are out of provisions and nowhere to use the toilet. You couldn’t pay me enough.

I got stuck (by myself and without a cellphone) in an elevator once for over an hour. That alone was enough to send me into a full blown panic. This sounds unimaginable. I just hope they're taking care of one another and that someone in the group is helping everyone stay as calm as possible until the end. The thought of being the last one alive is also horrifying.

The air quality must be terrible. How can you not panic in that situation with no communication with the outside world?

Panic? There is literally nothing that can be done. I think the reality just settles in your brain.

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Anonymous wrote:The passengers, if alive, are probably thinking what a mistake, such a waste of life. They had such excess, so many opportunities, but chose to climb aboard this contraption. They could have been lounging on a tropical island somewhere, but instead are trapped at the bottom of the Atlantic, waiting for death to finally come. What a sad, pathetic, tortuous way to go.

Or they are thinking, "this is as good of a way to go as any. At least I go down (pun intended) in history!"

I mean one guy devoted his life to the history of the titanic and one was the CEO.

It’s not like they advanced human knowledge with their deaths. The search and rescue is costing taxpayers a fortune.

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Anonymous wrote:Imagine yourself in a minivan with four other adults in the deep depths of the ocean where you can’t see anything for days and probably are out of provisions and nowhere to use the toilet. You couldn’t pay me enough.

I got stuck (by myself and without a cellphone) in an elevator once for over an hour. That alone was enough to send me into a full blown panic. This sounds unimaginable. I just hope they're taking care of one another and that someone in the group is helping everyone stay as calm as possible until the end. The thought of being the last one alive is also horrifying.

The air quality must be terrible. How can you not panic in that situation with no communication with the outside world?

Stockton accepted the risk of this mission. He said so in an interview. You either come back up or you die if something goes wrong, so my guess is he's not panicking because he had already accepted his fate when he boarded that ship. You don't board it with any hesitation in mind, like what if this doesn't work out? You're thinking if this doesn't work out, then I accept my fate. Not sure if the others have that steel mentality even though they're adventurers and risk-takers and one even went to space. The Pakistani guy and his son--well, they're probably panicking because they sort of seemed along for the ride.

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Anonymous wrote:Imagine yourself in a minivan with four other adults in the deep depths of the ocean where you can’t see anything for days and probably are out of provisions and nowhere to use the toilet. You couldn’t pay me enough.

I got stuck (by myself and without a cellphone) in an elevator once for over an hour. That alone was enough to send me into a full blown panic. This sounds unimaginable. I just hope they're taking care of one another and that someone in the group is helping everyone stay as calm as possible until the end. The thought of being the last one alive is also horrifying.

The air quality must be terrible. How can you not panic in that situation with no communication with the outside world?

Panic? There is literally nothing that can be done. I think the reality just settles in your brain.

Or you become psychotic and start hallucinating and begin killing people, and trying to eat off your hands.

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The ocean is scary AF

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Anonymous wrote:$250,000 per person.

This is some massive irony here, if they aren't rescued.

Why, I don't understand.

This is almost the definition of irony. People die tragically at sea after having spent a quarter million to gawk at people who died tragically at sea.

got it. I understand now, thanks

Not to mention that the Titanic was very expensive and people like an Astor and Mr. and Mrs. Strauss, who owned a department store, died in the wreck. The designer and owner thought it was unsinkable and said so, and did not equip it with enough lifeboats because of that belief. Hubris, and a bit of hubris too to take this voyage to see it. On the sea floor. Plus the expense and elitism that is an echo of the Titanic.

Most ships do not have enough lifeboats even today. If a ship is sinking, half the lifeboats rapidly become unusable anyway, bc the ship is probably listing to the side and half of them are out of the water along with the exposed side of the ship.

Assuming you count life boats separately from life rafts, then yes. Otherwise, no.

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Anonymous wrote:Imagine yourself in a minivan with four other adults in the deep depths of the ocean where you can’t see anything for days and probably are out of provisions and nowhere to use the toilet. You couldn’t pay me enough.

I got stuck (by myself and without a cellphone) in an elevator once for over an hour. That alone was enough to send me into a full blown panic. This sounds unimaginable. I just hope they're taking care of one another and that someone in the group is helping everyone stay as calm as possible until the end. The thought of being the last one alive is also horrifying.

The air quality must be terrible. How can you not panic in that situation with no communication with the outside world?

Panic? There is literally nothing that can be done. I think the reality just settles in your brain.

Or you become psychotic and start hallucinating and begin killing people, and trying to eat off your hands.

These aren’t military people, how mentally sound are they? A 19 year old kid?

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Anonymous wrote:Have they tried UpUpDownDownABABStart?

Wow, thanks for making me feel like a terrible person for laughing at this.

Isn't it UpUpDownDownBABASelectStart?

This debate is likely the culprit. Sitting there for 90 hours debating this fact and screwing it up.

Maybe it’s because they cheaped out on the controller. I mean, a $30 Logitech? If it was a PS5 controller, they might all be sitting at home posting their porthole selfies on Instagram right now.

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Anonymous wrote:Imagine yourself in a minivan with four other adults in the deep depths of the ocean where you can’t see anything for days and probably are out of provisions and nowhere to use the toilet. You couldn’t pay me enough.

I got stuck (by myself and without a cellphone) in an elevator once for over an hour. That alone was enough to send me into a full blown panic. This sounds unimaginable. I just hope they're taking care of one another and that someone in the group is helping everyone stay as calm as possible until the end. The thought of being the last one alive is also horrifying.

The air quality must be terrible. How can you not panic in that situation with no communication with the outside world?

Panic? There is literally nothing that can be done. I think the reality just settles in your brain.

Or you become psychotic and start hallucinating and begin killing people, and trying to eat off your hands.

These aren’t military people, how mentally sound are they? A 19 year old kid?

One of them is former navy and the billionaire guy traversed the deepest channel in the ocean (deeper than where they are now), so both of these guys know and understand risks and are likely prepared to face the worst. you have to be if you're going to do these types of things. The Pakistani guy and his son were more your average tourists just wanting to take a trip down to the Titanic. Certainly, if you're 19, you're not prepared to die and probably should not have signed his life away to go on this.

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Anonymous wrote:Imagine yourself in a minivan with four other adults in the deep depths of the ocean where you can’t see anything for days and probably are out of provisions and nowhere to use the toilet. You couldn’t pay me enough.

I got stuck (by myself and without a cellphone) in an elevator once for over an hour. That alone was enough to send me into a full blown panic. This sounds unimaginable. I just hope they're taking care of one another and that someone in the group is helping everyone stay as calm as possible until the end. The thought of being the last one alive is also horrifying.

The air quality must be terrible. How can you not panic in that situation with no communication with the outside world?

Panic? There is literally nothing that can be done. I think the reality just settles in your brain.

Or you become psychotic and start hallucinating and begin killing people, and trying to eat off your hands.

They aren’t all calmly just sitting down there waiting to be found after three days?

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Anonymous wrote:“Safety is pure waste,” said submersible CEO now trapped in unrescuable submersible:

https://bestlifeonline.com/missing-titanic-submarine-ceo-safety-is-waste-news/

There's a sad video on said CEO explaining why he didn't want to hire any more military & submarine experts...they were middle-aged and white. The horror.

Link, please.

https://nypost.com/2023/06/21/why-stockton-rush-didnt-hire-50-year-old-white-guys-for-titanic-sub-tours/

This feels like spin on the part of Rush.

He knew that retired Naval experts would forcefully push back on safety issues and question his judgment. Young and inexperienced "yes men" won't push back on the judgment of a mariner 25+ years older.

It honestly sounds like Rush had a death wish.

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I'm sure they've been dead since they lost communication.

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Anonymous wrote:Imagine yourself in a minivan with four other adults in the deep depths of the ocean where you can’t see anything for days and probably are out of provisions and nowhere to use the toilet. You couldn’t pay me enough.

I got stuck (by myself and without a cellphone) in an elevator once for over an hour. That alone was enough to send me into a full blown panic. This sounds unimaginable. I just hope they're taking care of one another and that someone in the group is helping everyone stay as calm as possible until the end. The thought of being the last one alive is also horrifying.

The air quality must be terrible. How can you not panic in that situation with no communication with the outside world?

Panic? There is literally nothing that can be done. I think the reality just settles in your brain.

Or you become psychotic and start hallucinating and begin killing people, and trying to eat off your hands.

These aren’t military people, how mentally sound are they? A 19 year old kid?

One of them is former navy and the billionaire guy traversed the deepest channel in the ocean (deeper than where they are now), so both of these guys know and understand risks and are likely prepared to face the worst. you have to be if you're going to do these types of things. The Pakistani guy and his son were more your average tourists just wanting to take a trip down to the Titanic. Certainly, if you're 19, you're not prepared to die and probably should not have signed his life away to go on this.

This is a whole nother ballgame though. They know they are likely f$cked at this point. I don’t care what their credentials are, they are panicking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imagine yourself in a minivan with four other adults in the deep depths of the ocean where you can’t see anything for days and probably are out of provisions and nowhere to use the toilet. You couldn’t pay me enough.

Oh, there's somewhere alright.That one toilet sitting up front with one curtain for privacy. Unfortunately, the curtain doesn't protect against the horrid smell...