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Missing Titan submersible is operated by a cheap game controller (videogames.si.com)

submitted 1 year ago by OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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the Logitech F710 is a solid controller to get if you’re on a tight budget, but perhaps not exactly the type of equipment you want to stake your life on. [...] Reviewers on sites like Amazon frequently mention issues with the wireless device's connection.

The reporter, who followed an expedition of the Titan from the launch ship, wrote that “it seems like this submersible has elements of MacGyver jerry-riggedness.”

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[–] coldhotman@nrsk.no 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

[–] remmon@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Floating on the surface is only barely better than stranded deep underwater, there's no hatch for them to open so they'll still be limited by oxygen and there's no locator beacon that might help rescuers find them.

[–] aegisgfx877@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

No locator beacon?? Like.. why the hell not??? Was this whole thing an exercise in seeing how stupid they could be?

[–] SelfAwareCoder@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well the sub can't be opened from the inside, so if they're floating on the surface they'll still run out of air if not found. And people really underestimate how hard it is to find small craft in the ocean. You're looking for a needle in a haystack, with the added twist that the ocean currents move stuff around so the search area grows

[–] NocturnalNebula@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I think they mentioned it was the area the size of Connecticut…

[–] administrator@lemmy.pro 1 points 1 year ago

That’s my fear in this case, and it can be occurring at the surface or down below - not sure which is worse.