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Tourist(s) missing in submarine while trying to reach the Titannic
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This got me to watch the Cameron documentary when he went to challenger deep. Mad respect to that dude willing to go 36,000 ft.
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I haven't dug into it at all but I don't think wireless controllers come with a plug in back up although I'm sure they can be customized. Also, why take the chance of it getting lost just like the TV remote or have to switch over to wired in an emergency? Wireless just seems like an unnecessary convenience in such a high steaks environment. Just an intraweb guy spit balling. |
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The controller might have been the best investment on the ship if they have a receipt and can request a refund from Best Buy.
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People calling it an "Xbox" controller are literally making an overstatement. It's not even that. As ive said before, i wouldn't even buy a Logitech pad for my home gaming PC. I'd buy....an actual Xbox controller. Everyone who's had a console....since dating back to childhood, knows that aftermarket controllers pale in quality and longevity to their O.E counterparts. The fact that they couldn't even do THAT suggests that there's going to be corners cut that you didn't see. Ones that could potentially cost you your life.
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Again, making a vessel that could withstand those pressures AT ALL isn't a trivial exercise - these guys weren't idiots. I find it REALLY hard to believe that there was any actual safety risk from the controller at all. |
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Sure. I agree. But that's not the point of why people are memeing the controller.
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He picked those two because the Catholic Monarchs provided any ship he wanted in their fleet. He specifically only chose the single carack because he needed a larger ship to haul supplies and crew on a long voyage. The last reason he gave was due to overall cost to outfit and crew the larger ships. Not profit... expense. What his reward would be upon completion was not dependent on how much he spent AFAIK. Quote:
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Not only that but he then put a shit ton of civilians on the ship and sent them back to Europe despite having already lost the biggest of his ships. Quote:
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Tourist(s) missing in submarine while trying to reach the Titannic
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Columbus was essentially a beggar at this point as he had been turned down numerous times before. I don’t think he exactly got to make demands but even if he did he had pitched it as a somewhat short voyage so what he got would have been appropriate for his line of thinking. |
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Didn't know the SM was a Carrack. That said, it was a bigger, more expensive ship and Columbus's flagship. They knew it to be the more durable of the options available. That it eventually ran aground isn't the point when discussing planning - they were planning trans-atlantic voyage - the ability to handle seas is what they were concerned with and ultimately that's why it was CC's flagship. Shallow seas when you're discussing that sort of journey is a secondary concern, no? Separating expense from profit motive when he was reaching out to investors to fund his little adventure seems...irregular. They seem hand in hand to me. I believe the Galleons were early1500s (16th century) - though fair point regarding timelines back then. 10 years was an eternity. He got to 'yes' and took the win. Can't really fault him for that one. As for the OG crew charging people - I honestly don't care. That's asswipe money for a billionaire. I mean if you're worth $1.5 billion, a $250,000 expense is the equivalent of about $175 for someone worth a million bucks. The cost is just wholly irrelevant to me - it was certainly not a consideration for the people that took the trip. And yeah - they well could have been gigantic assholes. Guess what? Most people who achieve historic status are.
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As for it being the flagship... symbols of authority are everything to people like Columbus. It is basically the equivalent of a North Korean military officer... ![]() Gotta let people know you have a dick that swings. Quote:
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Instead, they found the "new world" then raped the living **** out of the people and the land by stealing thousands of tons of gold. Everyone in that particular court got hella paid. Quote:
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If you can't or won't find a way to properly test it and have it certified, then you shouldn't be allowed to solicit gullible adventure tourists... and you certainly don't create this thing from "past its due date" carbon fiber |
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Maybe we should quit visiting the Titanic. You can YouTube about a 100 documentaries on it and see the wreckage. It’s a graveyard so leave it in peace. If a guy like Cameron wants to put himself at risk and not put anyone else at danger that’s one thing. But unmanned submersibles are probably the logical way to explore the deep ocean.
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Please tell me that those North Korean uniforms are real. Up to now, my favorite part of their uniforms has been the giant hats that make them all look like they're five year-olds.
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This thread has lasted a lot longer than they did......
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