220: The Science of the Titan Sub Implosion

OceanGate's Titan Sub recently suffered a catastrophic implosion whilst attempting to visit the Titanic. This week we're parsing through the science & answering your questions on this entirely avoidable incident

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References & Further Reading

1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic/Aftermath-and-investigation
2. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/23/what-is-a-catastrophic-implosion-all-about-the-titanic-sub
3. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/06/23/catastrophic-implosion-graphics-explain-how-the-search-for-the-lost-titanic-sub-titan-unfolded/70345807007/
4. https://www.reuters.com/world/search-intensifies-titanic-sub-with-only-hours-oxygen-left-2023-06-22/
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o&t=447s
6. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/worlds-first-deep-diving-submarine-plans-tourists-see-titanic-180972179/
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65934887
8. https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183976726/titan-titanic-sub-implosion-navy
9. https://www.npr.org/2023/06/20/1183273102/titan-missing-sub-titanic-rescue-oceangate
10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804224656/http://www.compositesworld.com/articles/composite-submersibles-under-pressure-in-deep-deep-waters
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416163438/https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/deepsea-submersible-incorporates-composite-pressure-capsule
12. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11291994/Sir-Richard-Branson-quietly-shelves-Virgin-submarine-plan.html
13. https://apnews.com/article/titan-titanic-submersible-design-49b8c2a713f316ce5987a394a27d23e8
14. https://www.insider.com/titanic-sub-banging-sounds-experts-noises-theories-for-source-titan-2023-6