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In reply to the discussion: The billionaires who hate regulations that protect the rest of us all expect [View all]yonder
(10,296 posts)71. +1. Agree.
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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malaise
Jun 2023
OP
Trying to be nice about that as long as there's a chance they're alive. But, yeah.
marble falls
Jun 2023
#2
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
+1. 10 subs in the world can dive to Titanic depths. Titan is the only one not certified.
dalton99a
Jun 2023
#46
Its more interesting than that he was using a $25 video gaming controller to control the sub n/t.
airplaneman
Jun 2023
#75
They don't like taxes either. Those are for the little guy. But the big guys demand
spooky3
Jun 2023
#5
Has anyone given an estimate of how much the rescue-recovery operatin is costing?
mackdaddy
Jun 2023
#27
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