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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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[–] RustledTeapot@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (6 children)

This trend of companies firing the person responsible for giving safety warnings is really troubling, and I'm concerned that our whole planet is going to go down like that someday.

[–] laird_dave@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Don't worry, the planet's gonna be fine.

Humanity on the other hand...

[–] blivet@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

"The planet," in terms of a rock orbiting the Sun, sure, but we are killing an awful lot of flora and fauna that would be doing fine if we weren't around to fuck things up.

[–] laird_dave@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Yes and the 6th mass extinction event is well underway. Still, the planet's life forms bounced back before and will do so again, I guess.

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