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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does this mean? The Guardian just quoted someone saying this incident has ruined future research that could have been done on the Titanic wreck site. Why?

“The chances of any future research being carried out on the wreck of Titanic is extremely slim. Probably not in my lifetime.”[/quote]

Because people will be a lot more wary of deep sea exploration now, and won't fund those operations. Who do you think pays for all this? Philanthropists splash money about to be able to boast that they advance research. They can't boast if people end up dead. So funds will dry up. Actual research programs out of universities and marine institutes don't have the funds to mount a lot of expeditions. Those will continue, but under a lot more scrutiny too - because those are also funded by peer-reviewed government grants: you think governments want a public relations crisis on their hands?

So yes, it's sad that a moron who built a Lego death sub is going to hinder deep sea exploration for the next decade.
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