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[–] [email protected] 117 points 7 months ago (23 children)

Just as a fun fact, it’s actually quite common for industrial machinery and the like to be controlled with a gaming controller. Like, a hundred things wrong with the submarine trip - but the PlayStation controller is genuinely one of the more legitimate aspects.

They’re simply made well, easy to use, and typically extremely durable and long lasting.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, they are good controllers.

But it shouldn't have been the wireless one.

And it shouldn't have been the only controls on board.

I bet all those industrial machines with controllers also have a physical emergency button build in.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean… most industrial machines have a stop button present on them (though not on the controller). I’m not sure that the sub having a “stop imploding” button on the inside of the hull would have done much good though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

If you didnt consent to being imploded 13000 feet below sea level, you are legally allowed to leave.

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