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What way did the Titan submersible implode? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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How fast did the people in it die?

Of course once the sub filled with water they would die instantly because it would reach insane pressures (300-400 ATM or 5800 PSI)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Less than 4 milliseconds. They didn’t feel a thing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Do you think they died from the water rushing in and hitting them unconscious?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They died by being crushed with enough pressure such that the air inside the sub ignited ie compressed so much it essentially exploded. Death was instant.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I know a diesel engine works off compression, but it has a fuel. All fires must have oxygen, fuel, and heat. What fuel would they have in the titan to ignite?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Water contains oxygen. With enough heat that oxygen becomes free.

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