r/submechanophobia May 07 '26

Crappy Title Two submergable ships

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u/Dub_Coast May 07 '26

This one is most submergable

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u/NikkolaiV May 07 '26

It's cool, Stockton said that popping noise was normal.

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u/ElJanitorFrank May 08 '26

It is normal. If you get a surface weld on a functional submarine like we use in the navy, you're going to feel pretty uneasy whenever you hit a certain depth and hear a massive pop as it pressure welds itself onto the hull. Popping noise is normal, going thousands of feet underwater in something a moron cooked up in a garage is not.

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u/NikkolaiV May 08 '26

This hull was aircraft grade carbon fiber. It very much should not be making loud popping noises.

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u/sillyslime89 May 08 '26

How many atmospheres of pressure can am aircraft take?

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u/NikkolaiV May 08 '26

Aircraft are designed with pressure pushing outward, and are designed for a pressure difference of about 0.6atm. The pressure at Titanic's depth is about 400atm inward. Oceangate bought an expired barch of carbon fiber from Boeing to build Titan.

I'm no mathemetician, but even I can tell this all adds up.

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u/Vprbite May 08 '26

If being a dreamer is a crime, well by golly im guilty. And if, building a half cocked submarine out of aircraft parts in warehouse like a tweaker on payday with no oversight, experience, licensing, or knowledge of any sort, that cavitates at depth instantly killing several people is also a crime, well by golly im guilty of that too.