Chris Wellens

"The best way of outwitting the many dangers, the experts agreed, would have been to subject Titan to rigorous testing under the anticipated conditions and stresses."

I think you could substitute any product name for "Titan" in the above sentence and it would be true, but then I work in Test & Measurement.

#Titan #FailureAnalysis

From: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/14/us/titan-submersible-implode-design.html?unlocked_article_code=SZ-Pv4FeB93pAf70atyRlXQ085bHZDTh4veNFsJLXlFCpnt-WlNdzqfHVHjWpo5FJ7ZavqspIwzNls7mB9JCAYt0F57SpDxucRnIL4mYXhwM-9WDPvO4G4txf3D7AIYksPPVgl2kl3J3teIrK6Wvno3aUxlfMizKcONO-j5an0lZ65fX6KlSaH1KyvrVBWiHjTFX-bLQpRgAmo1FvXjmkvcjnwzOu1oXpp97h86g4qXOMFOhWDMNoe-OJaKfhnXxkeqBhMlbxHZjO5169EWPtBs9166203Gkp9F-1C7I3AFbbejAne-zU0Ox7GjPPG5ss6A9i_nGG8JIS5JgYjmaZDdqsTc3E2gE74QiAKiVGE2Mj9nOKA&smid=url-share

The Design That May Have Doomed the Titan Sub

Engineers interviewed by The New York Times pointed out several weak points in Titan that were cost-saving departures from proven submersible designs.

The New York Times
Jul 17, 2023 at 6:46amWeb
Show threadEliot LearJul 17, 2023
@ChrisWellens the dangers were known and ignored.
Show threadChris WellensJul 17, 2023
@eliotlear Do you think the dangers of Titan were known and ignored by the passengers? I know I personally would have asked a lot of questions before I embarked on such a journey (assuming I had an extra $250K to burn through). But then, I am a scuba diver, and have a lot of training about pressure at depth. Also, no one has mentioned the Thresher submarine accident, which is curious...
Show threadEliot LearJul 17, 2023
@ChrisWellens no I doubt the passengers fully understood how this guy ignored his engineers.