Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials (www.bbc.com)

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[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Who woulda thunk?

[-] noughtnaut@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Who woulda sunk...

[-] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

That plus an egomaniacal billionaire who was convinced he knew more than all the experts in the industry.

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

"They're visionaries! Even experts can't understand their genius!"

[-] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I thought it was from hubris?

[-] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

One that lead to the other? Or both.

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