https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65926381 Millions of cubic metres of rock have thundered on to a tiny Swiss village, with huge boulders blocking roads - some landing within inches of houses.
I wonder if this is the place they were going to force people to move out , as they were expecting this ? Yes it is , but I would have known that if I had just read the article you posted
That reminds me of The roast of Charlie Sheen. One guy who was supposed to roast Charlie Sheen was Mike Tyson. A comedian who was a much braver man than I said "Here we have Iron Mike. The last time he heard that it was an order from a prison guard."
Anyone else followed any of the developments with the missing submarine that took some tourists to see Titanic? Chilling stuff
In a few years, you'll be able to get a two-for-one deal on a tour to see both the wreck of the Titanic and the wreck of the submersible. Great value for fans of mass-casualty tragedies.
Yes I am following, they must be absolutely scared stiff, one of the trapped is British billionaire Hamish Harding. Fingers crossed they get rescued.
Wow, that's terrifying. Seems unlikely that they'll be found and rescued to me. Like finding a pin in a haystack. What a horrible way to go.
Sorry to be pedantic here, but it's not a submarine as the submersible doesn't have the power to launch itself and come back to port under its own power like a submarine does - which makes the situation even more dangerous. It relies on the support ship.
Personally, if I'm going to be dropped to the ocean floor at a particularly deep spot, an FAQ to the effect that "we believe that independent review of our design stifles innovation so we don't do it" would not fill me with confidence. https://oceangate.com/news-and-media/blog/2019-0221-why-titan-is-not-classed.html
TBH, the 4 days of oxygen supply is a bit pointless really as if you run into trouble near the wreck there are no rescue vessels capable of reaching close to the depth where the Titanic lies. As horrible as this sounds, a knife would be more useful to assist with a quick death.
Also a very good chance that it imploded. Listened to a podcast about the USS Thresher, which suffered an implosion at what're believed to be lesser depths than this, and it was effectively instantaneous...it was a submarine, and seconds later it was a massive debris field of very small pieces of metal. If the hull was compromised for whatever reason, it would have been mercifully very fast, fast enough that the people inside likely had no idea.
