A friend of mine is also an elevator mechanic. I've gone with him a few times to rescue people stuck in an elevator. He tells people he is a vertical transportation specialist.A good friend of mine is a retired elevator mechanic. After hearing his stories about how escalators work and what they do to the mechanics when things go wrong, I won't go on one unless I absolutely have to.
Yup, confirmedLatest report says memo discloses the debris is from the exterior of the Titan submersible vessel. We will probably get confirmation soon at the 3:00pm E.T. press conference.
I saw a video on the construction of the submersible and couldn’t believe the end with the window was glued on. I’m sure it’s strong glue but still. Many times I’ve seen mentioned how they thumbed their nose at certification and I’d imagine part of the certification process would be stress testing and number of dive cycles it would last.
Really-when was the last time IN THE U.S. there was a catastrophic failure? But yet you have no problem making a left turn-where you much more likely to have something happen to you.....A good friend of mine is a retired elevator mechanic. After hearing his stories about how escalators work and what they do to the mechanics when things go wrong, I won't go on one unless I absolutely have to.
Really-when was the last time IN THE U.S. there was a catastrophic failure?
Hm...that's not a failure....I once saw a sign like this in an elevator machine room. Seems that human error involving jumpers bypassing critical safety circuits being left in place after troubleshooting is a problem.
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The resting place of the Titanic should be off limit to tourists. It's not a tourists spot. Leave it alone
I predict the immediate bankruptcy pf OceanGate, the TITAN's owner. The families will be lucky to even get back the $250,000 paid per passenger.
I think we all held out hope that the vessel was merely resting on the bottom intact with those aboard hypothermic and probably respiring very uncomfortably but still alive.
The vessel would be located and hauled to the surface by a Navy crane and a sailor with an impact would buzz the hatch bolts out with the enfeebled survivors then being helped to get out.
Such was not to be. RIP to all and peace to their families.
This will not be the end of extreme tourism, for better or ill. Look at the number of people who died on Everest this season alone and yet there is no shortage of applicants for permits to attempt the mountain.
Hm...that's not a failure....