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OceanGate CEO Bragged About Using Expired Carbon Fiber to Build Doomed Sub

https://futurism.com/oceangate-ceo-expired-carbon-fiber-submarine

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush reportedly used expired carbon fiber that was "past its shelf life" to build the doomed Titan submersible.

OceanGate CEO Bragged About Using Expired Carbon Fiber to Build Doomed Sub

New evidence strongly suggests that OceanGate's submersible, which imploded and killed all passengers on its way to the Titanic wreck, was unfit for the journey. The CEO, Stockton Rush, bought discounted carbon fiber past its shelf life from Boeing, which experts say is a terrible choice for a deep-sea vessel. This likely played a role in the submersible's tragic demise.

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resetreboot

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In this case, not suicide, but stupidity. You read the things this Stockton man was saying around and you notice it was a case of not knowing what he was dealing with. He also bragged that the certifications and security inspections were actually a burden to advance technology.

zxo

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"If we make the sub less safe that will be better" -Rush Stockton (paraphrased)

my brother in christ safety IS advancement. the safer the sub the deeper it can go (kinda), which could allow room to introduce other things into the sub like a fancier cabin.

I'm beginning to suspect this Stockton man had a case of amooth brain...