... it ran out days ago (assuming it didn't implode):

  1. The 96 hours thing comes from the Oceangate website factsheet. Do you think they ACTUALLY tested that by putting five people in it for 96 hours?

  2. Whatever went wrong with the sub (electrical failure, implosion) probably compromised the oxygen supply or made it redundant.

  3. The 96 hours assumes they breathed evenly. Do you think they weren't panicking and trashing and screaming and hyperventilating?

  4. Oxygen is only one part of the problem, the other is dangerous CO2 buildup. These subs have CO2 removal systems that need replacing every 10 hours or so. They would be inhaling dangerous levels of CO2 long before they ran out of oxygen.

They're mega, mega dead.

  • 7bicycles [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I understand how that adds to the fear factor and sense of claustrophobia but what the hell would be the point of them being able to open it?

    the fact that if you come up somewhere else you don't suffocate while the rescue teams look for you. Allthough I guess "coming up somewhere unknown" wasn't really ever a scenario here.

    • Huitzilopochtli [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      It would be a miracle if they found you and got to you before the ~10-20 minutes it takes to die of hypothermia once you're in the cold ocean.