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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A vehicle the size of a mini-van with a bottle and Ziploc bags for a toilet. Viewing portal tested to 1400 meters’ depth and they were going down 14,000 feet. Controller made from a GameBoy.

The level of delusion involved in boarding this craft is shocking. It’s hard not to see it as a form of suicide.[/quote]

But one guy had gone down to the site 35 times, and lived to tell the story. So...no.

(I think it was reckless, but their intentions were not suicidal!)[/quote]

I agree that these were likely not folks who would have died by some other means of suicide had they not gotten into this vehicle. But there are limits to human capabilities in nature, and the fact that one is paying $250k to test them doesn’t mean that the limits are nonexistent. That’s delusion.

I see it as being a lot like guided Everest climbs by inexperienced climbers. Very unfortunate.[/quote]

The Simpsons writer who went on one of the successful dives has an interesting take on it. He basically said they're dead without saying they're dead, but also added:

The company has taken tourists to the site since 2021, and Mr Reiss was one of a number of groups who made the perilous journey last year.

[b]'Somehow[/b] there's just the acceptance of it [the risk].

[b]'This is why I have this sympathy for the people on board the sub, that they’re not panicking, that they knew what they were getting into.'[/b]

He said the 'They built this beautiful submarine which can go where no other vessel can go, so if in the worst case they are down at the bottom of the ocean I can't see how anyone will be able to get to them, much less rescue them. "

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12215697/Former-Titanic-sub-tourist-reveals-expedition-waiver-listed-three-ways-die-page-one.html
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That “somehow” is doing a lot of work. The vision that they are calm down there is very romantic—but I think also delusional. [/quote]

+1 yeah, what the heck - these people are not sitting here contemplating the tragic beauty of dying, tangled up in the shipwreck they alone could see. they're panicking and praying, and probably fighting a little bit, in their final hours trapped in this smelly, hot, literal pressure chamber. i hope they find peace at some point - but, no, they are not there to take comfort in a narratively satisfying ending.[/quote]

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