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They did.

a retracted paper is an admission that they lied

Papers are retracted for all kinds of reasons, some of which are fraud and misconduct, but others are admirable.

There were also other circumstances. One of the "kids" started to have doubts about the submersible after the first hull developed a crack. She wanted to leave, but it was the middle of the pandemic. She was seeing all her college friends suddenly become unemployed so she decided to stay. Also the company was working on their 2nd hull so she thought maybe the new one would be safer. When she found out that Ocean Gate changed virtually nothing of the hull design, she refused to put anyone in the sub. She was given the ultimatum of do it or quit. She quit.

No, Ocean Gate did pass all government safety standards that applied to it. The con was Ocean Gate did everything they could to make sure the submersible did not fall under any government's jurisdiction thus no standards applied to it.

That reminds me of this liquor store where I grew up. It was the only one within 3 counties; however all 3 counties were dry with not even beer or wine sales allowed. How did this store exist? Well someone figured out that a small patch of land along a highway was technically unincorporated as it fell outside of all county and city lines. So they built a liquor store there. The locals were upset especially the more religious ones. However the store was operating under city and county liquor laws as there were none. Since the state liquor laws defer to city and county laws, there was nothing the county or nearby city could do. Eventually the county and city allowed beer and wine.

Yes he did. I think you are confusing the fact that the main pressure compartment is almost always a sphere with the shape of the entire vehicle is not a sphere. Generally attached to the sphere are parts like thrusters, sensors, ballast, panels, etc that are not spheres.

The free market sorts it out just fine. Nobody likes the value the free market chooses for their life though.

There were carbon fibre deep sea vessels before Titan, including for the US Navy.

You can build an experimental titanium submersible, skip certification tests and have it fail too.

It is truly shocking that something users requested be shared publicly on the internet was shared publicly on the internet.

The roof still says "NASA 25" but yes the trailer has been painted white.

Are you .... okay?

Geek enthusiasm struggles against Trump hate, like a 60's sci fi robot caught in a contradiction ...

But ... but ... "capitalist society"? Outrage? Something something?

Yes, I hate how many times I died as a toddler and in my twenties. Was very inconvenient!

We need more nuclear everywhere.

OF "Models" are up a creek, when the basement dwellers can create a whole character to sell that will do whatever pays the most.

Which will drive down revenue for everyone except those skimming $ off the top, namely the OF owners.

I think if 1% of F150s were liable to stop suddenly and need a tow then we would be hearing about that too.

About 1% of F150s built this spring have been recalled due to an issue that can cause the steering system to detach while driving.