Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Alvin

Sounds like it was (shocker) really well designed. It even sank once when a cable snapped on support boat — crew escaped, and it was recovered and retrofit. And if things go sideways, the cabin/titanium sphere could detach, floating freely up to the surface.

After hearing about OceanGate, deep sea subs sounded terrifying — but reading about this is somehow very comforting.

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    1 year ago

    Deep sea subs designed by people whose only actual attribute as a person is having money are terrifying.

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      The one thing I’ve learned in my 35 years of corporate work is that rich people are absolutely not smarter, and definitely not wiser, than the average worker.