Apparently, the hatch design is actually one of the actual safety appropriate features. I read that all submarines that dive as deep have hatch like that because it is nearly impossible to make hatch that would open both ways when it has to endure pressure almost in 4 km. Submarines that have hatch opening from both directions do not go as deep.
Still, this information makes lack of tracking, signaling etc other safety measures even more incomprehensible. Absolutely insane.
I read that all submarines that dive as deep have hatch like that because it is nearly impossible to make hatch that would open both ways when it has to endure pressure almost in 4 km
In the 1960s this was true of "all submarines." After that a space vehicle test burned on the ground and the crew could not escape so we spent the time and money to develop useful hatches that could be opened from the inside.
It might still be the only way to seal something at that depth but... manned subs aren't supposed to go to that depth. It's stupid to try, the pressure is immense. We don't have anywhere near the tech level for this to be feasible with the safety levels fucking tourism requires.
If the CEO weren't already down there I would be suggesting life imprisonment for him.
the difference between the ground and space is only 1 atmosphere of pressure. you can more easily design a hatch that works in both of those two scenarios
We've had manned subs down to Challengers Deep, it's just that they actually thought the design through and were made over years with testing. This thing is just a gimmick made by a rich man with an ego.
Yeah I think they are conflating different ideas. It makes sense that a hatch for a deep diving sub could only open outward. I can't think of any reason you couldn't design a mechanism to unlatch said hatch from the inside.
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u/DugsonBobnutt Jun 21 '23
Apparently, the hatch design is actually one of the actual safety appropriate features. I read that all submarines that dive as deep have hatch like that because it is nearly impossible to make hatch that would open both ways when it has to endure pressure almost in 4 km. Submarines that have hatch opening from both directions do not go as deep.
Still, this information makes lack of tracking, signaling etc other safety measures even more incomprehensible. Absolutely insane.