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yonder

(10,296 posts)
71. +1. Agree.
Thu Jun 22, 2023, 12:10 PM
Jun 2023

If it was not a sudden, catastrophic end it would be an awful fate to be faced with. No matter who they are and how they were able to place themselves in that situation, I'd think most people can emphasize with their predicament.

But respect for that graveyard and basic common sense should have tempered their unscientific, silver-spooned, lookie loo curiosity. They bargained for where they've found themselves and from the looks of it, lost, while leaving their misadventure for the public to pay.

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Nailed it. republianmushroom Jun 2023 #1
Trying to be nice about that as long as there's a chance they're alive. But, yeah. marble falls Jun 2023 #2
I only have so many tears to shed malaise Jun 2023 #8
They're using an ocean grave orthoclad Jun 2023 #14
Nailed it malaise Jun 2023 #21
I sometimes wonder how the miners in Elon Musk's family emerald mine are doing DBoon Jun 2023 #18
Great question malaise Jun 2023 #22
I admit. I have no tears but for families. This sort of thing needs to pay for it's rescues ... marble falls Jun 2023 #26
Men and their toys malaise Jun 2023 #30
Agreed, sad to say. calimary Jun 2023 #73
+1. 10 subs in the world can dive to Titanic depths. Titan is the only one not certified. dalton99a Jun 2023 #46
Ah well - as we say here malaise Jun 2023 #48
Its more interesting than that he was using a $25 video gaming controller to control the sub n/t. airplaneman Jun 2023 #75
Rugged self-reliance. The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #3
Why should U.S. taxpayers pay for any of this? dalton99a Jun 2023 #4
Great question malaise Jun 2023 #19
They don't like taxes either. Those are for the little guy. But the big guys demand spooky3 Jun 2023 #5
Nailed it malaise Jun 2023 #9
Nailed it malaise Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #6
Anyone who doubts it should watch Too Big to Fail, a 2013 film. nt Ilsa Jun 2023 #7
THIS malaise Jun 2023 #10
The adventure company orthoclad Jun 2023 #11
Indeed malaise Jun 2023 #12
Just like this take on the ending of Atlas Shrugged DBoon Jun 2023 #13
Libertarians: anarchists who want police protection orthoclad Jun 2023 #15
Perfect malaise Jun 2023 #16
I'd drop 5 sets of bootstraps and an enormous thoughts and prayers louslobbs Jun 2023 #17
We were happy when our parents gave four of us a 25 year old VW Beetle😀😀 malaise Jun 2023 #20
Someone who has way too much louslobbs Jun 2023 #23
250K was cheap orthoclad Jun 2023 #28
I didn't realize this was the same guy. louslobbs Jun 2023 #50
Thought The Same ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #24
Risk is for the ordinary citizen malaise Jun 2023 #35
Apparently So ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #44
Taxpayer funded resources to rescue billionaires IronLionZion Jun 2023 #25
How many fishermen do we lose globally in a given year? malaise Jun 2023 #31
Compare to the Andrea Gail of Perfect Storm tragedy orthoclad Jun 2023 #37
Has anyone given an estimate of how much the rescue-recovery operatin is costing? mackdaddy Jun 2023 #27
This! I have not one effing Upthevibe Jun 2023 #29
I'm sad for the kid orthoclad Jun 2023 #40
Don't you wonder how people with so much money malaise Jun 2023 #43
Rugged individualist socialist billionaires, eh? Breathtaking. jaxexpat Jun 2023 #32
Yep. moondust Jun 2023 #33
Of course not malaise Jun 2023 #41
It's also hard not to notice . . . markpkessinger Jun 2023 #34
Nailed it malaise Jun 2023 #38
Great point n/t Doc Sportello Jun 2023 #42
Privatize the profits (i.e. no taxes) ... aggiesal Jun 2023 #36
It always works for them malaise Jun 2023 #39
They get the resources, too. pandr32 Jun 2023 #45
Don't have to be a billionaire... brooklynite Jun 2023 #47
Many poor folks only have one home on the coast malaise Jun 2023 #52
Thoughts and prayers for the billionaires Demobrat Jun 2023 #49
Nicely done malaise Jun 2023 #51
Like the Magats after the storm in Florida treestar Jun 2023 #53
Nailed it malaise Jun 2023 #54
I do feel sorry for the terror they must be experiencing. Demobrat Jun 2023 #55
+1. Agree. yonder Jun 2023 #71
Yep. BeckyDem Jun 2023 #56
THIS malaise Jun 2023 #58
K&R Blue Owl Jun 2023 #57
Yes, they feel entitled Yonnie3 Jun 2023 #59
They didn't even bring along a supply of water. fierywoman Jun 2023 #60
Effin crazy people malaise Jun 2023 #61
Malaise, I am always in awe of your strength and words UniqueUserName Jun 2023 #62
My mother used to tell me that I never left anyone wondering how I felt about any given malaise Jun 2023 #63
The sub looked small, cramped, and uncomfortable. No certifications because it would slow down Pepsidog Jun 2023 #64
I still check airline safety records before booking a flight malaise Jun 2023 #65
Good practice checking their safety records. OceanGate was bragging about using an Xbox type as Pepsidog Jun 2023 #69
I saw that and laughed malaise Jun 2023 #70
And bragging about "breaking the rules." calimary Jun 2023 #74
Hikers who run into trouble get billed for their rescue Warpy Jun 2023 #66
Having morbid thoughts intrepidity Jun 2023 #67
Perhaps some are atheists sarisataka Jun 2023 #68
In this case they thought that the law of physics didn't apply to them grantcart Jun 2023 #72
Sounds like pretty reckless risk. calimary Jun 2023 #76
They also expect the laws of physics to bend to their will. diane in sf Jun 2023 #77
They didn'work this time malaise Jun 2023 #78
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