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James Cameron reacts sub implosion: 'I'm struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself' (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@beehaw.org

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Film director James Cameron has expertise in designing and testing these submersibles, and he has many criticisms of the design of the sub that imploded, and of the hubris of the CEO who ignored repeated safety warnings from the diving community. He also mentions that the sub seems to have been attempting to resurface when it imploded, suggesting that they were aware the hull was starting to fail.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Denounced the laws regulating submarine tourism as having “needlessly prioritized passenger safety over commercial innovation”.

He was a consistent Republican donor, apparently, so probably a devotee of the "regulations are holding back innovation" religion. In other words, "I want to cut costs and make more profit, so I'd rather risk people's lives than spend money to protect them."

[–] DoucheAsaurus@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He died like he lived, shirking safety in the name of commercialization.

[–] keeb420@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

he never thought the leopards would eat his own face.

or he never thought his sub would be his coffin.

[–] twitterfluechtling@lemmy.pathoris.de 2 points 1 year ago

Well, he put his mouth^(and the rest of his head) where his money was...

[–] BuxtonWater@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Like that flat earther that made a steam powered rocket (not that high) to try and prove the earth is flat via that (somehow?) Ended up going downwards very fast with nothing stopping him except the solid Earth.

[–] Fauxreigner@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As I recall, he literally said regulations were holding back innovation for submersibles.