As soon as newspapers worldwide reported the disappearance of the submersible, many began to speculate about how painful and tragic the occupants' deaths might be in that situation. And with the confirmation of what was called a catastrophic implosion, the spirits of many vultures were cooled as if bathed by the waters of the North Atlantic when they learned that the deaths of the five victims had been instantaneous.
But some of the press, eager to exploit the news and feed their viewers hungry for tragedies, didn't stop there. The Spanish portal NIUS invited a "submarine expert" who, without any contact with the submersible before or its wreckage afterward, made a "study" and claimed that the passengers would have suffered.
This fueled the bloodlust of many. According to José Luis Martin, the submersible literally fell for something between 48 and 71 seconds before the implosion happened.
Many rejoiced and went out to tell the sad story to friends and acquaintances. And naturally, they shared it without mercy, even though they had no idea how a submersible could go into freefall as the "researcher" claims.
The researcher's supposed prediction seems to be that the submersible buckled, thus losing volume, losing density, and consequently, being "heavier" sinking faster. But this makes no sense when we are talking about a vehicle made of carbon fiber, which does not buckle like metal.
Many rejoiced and went out to tell the sad story to friends and acquaintances. And naturally, they shared it without mercy, even though they had no idea how a submersible could go into freefall as the "researcher" claims.
The researcher's supposed prediction seems to be that the submersible buckled, thus losing volume, losing density, and consequently, being "heavier" sinking faster. But this makes no sense when we are talking about a vehicle made of carbon fiber, which does not buckle like metal.
But even if the researcher seemed completely wrong, it was always a matter of who presented a theory where the crew suffered more. An unfortunate game of "who suffers more."
Unlike the more sensationalist studies, more realistic studies, based on evidence, show that the implosion occurred in 0.003 seconds, thus insufficient time for the victims to have felt anything.
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Simulation of how OceanGate imploded, according to Ronald Wagner. — Photo: YouTube Reproduction
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Simulation of the OceanGate implosion — Photo: Reproduction
I owe it to myself to talk about this interest in death and tragedies. There seems to be a human interest in this extreme (or void).
The video is in English, but you can activate the automatic translation subtitles.
Watch the full video here:
As soon as newspapers worldwide reported the disappearance of the submersible, many began to speculate about how painful and tragic the occupants' deaths might be in that situation. And with the confirmation of what was called a catastrophic implosion, the spirits of many vultures were cooled as if bathed by the waters of the North Atlantic when they learned that the deaths of the five victims had been instantaneous.
But some of the press, eager to exploit the news and feed their viewers hungry for tragedies, didn't stop there. The Spanish portal NIUS invited a "submarine expert" who, without any contact with the submersible before or its wreckage afterward, made a "study" and claimed that the passengers would have suffered.
This fueled the bloodlust of many. According to José Luis Martin, the submersible literally fell for something between 48 and 71 seconds before the implosion happened.
Many rejoiced and went out to tell the sad story to friends and acquaintances. And naturally, they shared it without mercy, even though they had no idea how a submersible could go into freefall as the "researcher" claims.
The researcher's supposed prediction seems to be that the submersible buckled, thus losing volume, losing density, and consequently, being "heavier" sinking faster. But this makes no sense when we are talking about a vehicle made of carbon fiber, which does not buckle like metal.
Many rejoiced and went out to tell the sad story to friends and acquaintances. And naturally, they shared it without mercy, even though they had no idea how a submersible could go into freefall as the "researcher" claims.
The researcher's supposed prediction seems to be that the submersible buckled, thus losing volume, losing density, and consequently, being "heavier" sinking faster. But this makes no sense when we are talking about a vehicle made of carbon fiber, which does not buckle like metal.
But even if the researcher seemed completely wrong, it was always a matter of who presented a theory where the crew suffered more. An unfortunate game of "who suffers more."
Unlike the more sensationalist studies, more realistic studies, based on evidence, show that the implosion occurred in 0.003 seconds, thus insufficient time for the victims to have felt anything.
Simulation of how OceanGate imploded, according to Ronald Wagner. — Photo: YouTube Reproduction
Simulation of the OceanGate implosion — Photo: Reproduction
I owe it to myself to talk about this interest in death and tragedies. There seems to be a human interest in this extreme (or void).
The video is in English, but you can activate the automatic translation subtitles.
Watch the full video here:
