TLDR: For some reason they thought stepping in a big can of tuna controlled by an old game console controller was going to get them safely to the Titanic. It didn't.
That's interesting because originally the story was he didn't want to go and the mom had something to do, so she gave her ticket to him.
Makes me wonder if the news reported it that way at first to get more people to care. Because I certainly felt bad for him and the mother at that point.
to the dismay of literally everyone paying attention, the owner said the popping noises during pressure testing was the printed material "seasoning" to the depth
From looking at the comments I suppose I’m the only one who found this article very sad. Yes, it was stupid of them to get on board such a risky expedition without doing enough research into the safety standards. Yes, the family had a level of wealth that can’t be ethically obtained and they are surely not good people. But they are still human beings and there’s still a grieving mother who lost her husband and son in one instant, and I feel sad for her and their other loved ones. It’s not like they were guillotined in pursuit of a fairer world - their deaths were stupid and pointless and did no good for anyone, and I’d personally prefer to remain the kind of person who is still saddened by needless death, especially of a teenager.
I couldn’t believe it and I called Quintessentially, our personal travel agency. They called themselves lifestyle managers, in fact, and we paid them a pretty big yearly membership.
She needs to continue talking about the story that everybody already knows about i guess, her heir of a husband didn't do his estate planning properly.
Everybody who died on that submersible deserved what they got except for that poor kid.
jjett | 14 hours ago
Don’t even need to click. They were on the titan submersible.
vingeran | 4 hours ago
They knew very well about the risks involved. The media only cared because they were filthy rich.
Neuron-nomad | 16 hours ago
TLDR: For some reason they thought stepping in a big can of tuna controlled by an old game console controller was going to get them safely to the Titanic. It didn't.
Mikeseddit | 7 hours ago
Well, it DID get them to the Titanic, which is what they wanted. And they never asked for their money back, so, proof.
Neuron-nomad | 7 hours ago
Clearly, I was mistaken then
Quick-Bad | 4 hours ago
And best of all, R.M.S. Titanic was able to go back to doing what it did best: killing rich people.
Middle-Bed-1883 | an hour ago
And here I thought the ultra rich were so rich because they were all so smart.
Vik0BG | 4 hours ago
The controller was fine. You have a lot of facts to make fun of. No need to use the ones that were actually ok in the whole thing.
Neuron-nomad | 3 hours ago
Until the cable breaks. You might want to read a bit more about safety and redundancy strategies for deep-submergence vehicles and the lack thereof.
Vik0BG | 2 hours ago
So you can't have a second controller?
ARE YOU TELLIMG ME WIRELESS IS BETTER THAN CABLE? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Giygas | an hour ago
daddy chill
Ashkir | 14 hours ago
If I recall correctly, didn’t the son not want to go to begin with?
OkDifficulty7436 | 12 hours ago
The opposite, Mom gave up her seat for him (he wanted to go) it's in the article
VaselineHabits | 42 minutes ago
That's interesting because originally the story was he didn't want to go and the mom had something to do, so she gave her ticket to him.
Makes me wonder if the news reported it that way at first to get more people to care. Because I certainly felt bad for him and the mother at that point.
_Veronica_ | 14 hours ago
According to the article, he wanted to go and asked his mom if he could have her seat.
oyst | 13 hours ago
That's what we all heard back then, but I never heard the source
It's probably something nuanced like he was scared at first then started to get excited, but unfortunately we can't ask him
Quick-Bad | 4 hours ago
readies ouija board Says you!
Trent1373 | 14 hours ago
I think so.
nogoodbrat | 13 hours ago
hugely preventable rich people bullshit
InterPunct | 12 hours ago
The owner had massive evidence that the sub was structurally unsound and getting worse yet he chose to ignore it.
Hubris.
chaosgazer | 11 hours ago
to the dismay of literally everyone paying attention, the owner said the popping noises during pressure testing was the printed material "seasoning" to the depth
dd97483 | 7 hours ago
this should invite huge lawsuits.
fertile_gnome | an hour ago
There are stupid things that rich people do that harm or endanger the public at large. This was not one of them.
Let rich people have their private fatal follies. Let's not get hung up on trying to prevent them.
Mikeseddit | 7 hours ago
You think rich people can be talked out of their whims?
werewolfbutch874 | 46 minutes ago
From looking at the comments I suppose I’m the only one who found this article very sad. Yes, it was stupid of them to get on board such a risky expedition without doing enough research into the safety standards. Yes, the family had a level of wealth that can’t be ethically obtained and they are surely not good people. But they are still human beings and there’s still a grieving mother who lost her husband and son in one instant, and I feel sad for her and their other loved ones. It’s not like they were guillotined in pursuit of a fairer world - their deaths were stupid and pointless and did no good for anyone, and I’d personally prefer to remain the kind of person who is still saddened by needless death, especially of a teenager.
CoatKind6850 | 37 minutes ago
Finally someone with some humanity
whitedawg | 15 hours ago
This woman is completely insufferable:
I couldn’t believe it and I called Quintessentially, our personal travel agency. They called themselves lifestyle managers, in fact, and we paid them a pretty big yearly membership.
unluckid21 | 8 hours ago
Also writing a book...idky, but strikes me as horrible
SapientChaos | 10 hours ago
Everyone warned them the sub was a ticking imploding bomb.
pieman3141 | 14 hours ago
What a spectacular waste of neurons on the part of the writer.
Mikeseddit | 7 hours ago
“Dived”? So “dove” is not the past tense of diving when pertaining to… Um, not scuba diving, but I guess: rich person tin-can-treasure-hunt diving?
Inevitable_Nail_2215 | 6 hours ago
Both are correct.
British English (and some publication's style guides) prefer "dived."
North American English prefers "dove."
I review translations of user guides for style & standards.
KillAllLawyers | 6 hours ago
Too bad, so sad. You have that much money, your family wasted it on getting dead, and now you want to exploit the pleasure of it all? Wow.
Ok_world68 | 9 hours ago
Hahahahahahha
IrukandjiPirate | 7 hours ago
So rich people died on their attempt to gawk at a gravesite. Boo hoo.
iIZgoodboi | 4 hours ago
She needs to continue talking about the story that everybody already knows about i guess, her heir of a husband didn't do his estate planning properly.
Everybody who died on that submersible deserved what they got except for that poor kid.