The billionaire's way to die: 12K feet underwater

[Bugenhagen]

If I had a nickel for all the completely moronic things I have done over the years, simply because I wanted to give it a try, I would be retired instead of thinking I need to work a little longer.
As far as died doing what they wanted to do, I have a friend who is a quadriplegic from doing what he wanted to do. For him it wasn't even something that he hadn't done a few thousand times before, he just didn't execute this one time. He has had pretty nasty, but fortunately short bouts with depression and wishing he had just died. Death isn't the only outcome from going to the edge, sometimes it is what you wish for after pushing to the edge and failing.

True however in two miles of water... Crushed/ asphyxiated. I also have a quadriplegic friend who jumped into a pool from a 2nd floor room, he thought it was deep as it was painted dark blue. Very similar with wishing they had not saved him off and on for years though he has motor control of two fingers which has made it possible to control a joystick so he can drive, makes a difference. He got married, has kids who he eternally embarrasses with mentioning 'electro-ejaculation babies'.

My mines were hefty, anti-light armour so I had that factored in I'd seen the aftermath of one killing an adult rhino. Of course this was because poachers had put food as bait in the minefield which is why I was there in the first place. When I caught the guy I put him up on the tin lined HQ roof for a couple of days. Touch of sunburn and insect bites.. But better than the stoning to death the local tribal council had planned. Ah the good old days when reality was so warped from the average life expectancy in the area being 30.

 

[Pekelo]

a quadriplegic friend who jumped into a pool from a 2nd floor room, he thought it was deep as it was painted dark blue.

Social Darwinism at its best. But there is a difference between Average Joe doing stupid things and hurting himself and a billionaire doing the same. The billionaire has it made, he can enjoy his life for 20-30 years. The same for Average Joe is 20-30 years of more work with an occasional vacation.

Also we should ask these quadriplegic guys about their life choices and regrets. Sometimes dying is better than surviving.

TL;DR: A billionaire has more to lose...

 

[Pekelo]

Risk management 101:

www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/14esixd/risk_management_we_run_the_whole_thing_with_this/

1. Piloted by a video game controller.
2. Toilette is a plastic bottle.
3. Capsule can be opened only from the outside.
4. Trip was delayed by a year and the last time capsule was lost for 2 hours.
5. According to the website, they literally remove the ballast by shaking the capsule… literally trying to make it tilt.

"Imagine suffocating in a tube floating on the surface because your ship couldn’t find you."

"And you are a billionaire who could be fucking off on a yacht, but instead you chose death in a toothpaste tube."

"Billionaires have too much money, we should tax it for their own safety."

"The CEO said in an interview “you know, there’s a limit. At some point safety just is pure waste. I mean, if you want to be safe, just don’t get out of bed”."

 

[Pekelo]

"The tourist submersible that went missing while exploring the Titanic wreck was previously the target of safety complaints from an employee of OceanGate, the parent company that owns the sub and runs tourist expeditions of the wreck. That employee complained specifically that the sub was not capable of descending to such extreme depths before he was fired.

That’s according to legal documents obtained by The New Republic. According to the court documents, in a 2018 case, OceanGate employee David Lochridge, a submersible pilot, voiced concerns about the safety of the sub. According to a press release, Lochridge was director of marine operations at the time, “responsible for the safety of all crew and clients.” "

https://newrepublic.com/post/173802/missing-titanic-sub-faced-lawsuit-depths-safely-travel-oceangate

 

[monet]

A deathtrap of a submersible. I remember watching a documentary about it a while back and seeing the wireless game controller and assuming there must be mechanical overrides behind a panel somewhere, for the ballast tanks at least. That doesn't seem to be the case.

 

[monet]

And what's going on with the rescue effort?

Capt Jamie Frederick says they still don't know what the noises are - but teams are looking in that area. Twenty hours of oxygen left and they're still trying to work out what the noises are? How about getting a ROV down to the sound source (which has been triangulated, right?) and take a look?

And then there's the Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System (FADOSS), that could well be required to lift the sub, which is still at St John's, 400 miles away!

However, Joe Biden is "watching events closely" so we can all rest easy.

 

[newwurldmn]

And what's going on with the rescue effort?

Capt Jamie Frederick says they still don't know what the noises are - but teams are looking in that area. Twenty hours of oxygen left and they're still trying to work out what the noises are? How about getting a ROV down to the sound source (which has been triangulated, right?) and take a look?

And then there's the Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System (FADOSS), that could well be required to lift the sub, which is still at St John's, 400 miles away!

However, Joe Biden is "watching events closely" so we can all rest easy.

biden should be pissed that we are spending 10s of millions rescuing super wealthy foreigners who took an extraordinary risk for an extraordinary experience.

 

[maxinger]

It is going to be like the MH370 airline where it could not be located.

Sooner or later, Oceangate will be asked to pay the rescue / recovery billsssssssss.

 

[Bugenhagen]

Social Darwinism at its best. But there is a difference between Average Joe doing stupid things and hurting himself and a billionaire doing the same. The billionaire has it made, he can enjoy his life for 20-30 years. The same for Average Joe is 20-30 years of more work with an occasional vacation.

Also we should ask these quadriplegic guys about their life choices and regrets. Sometimes dying is better than surviving.

TL;DR: A billionaire has more to lose...

I used to work for Richard Branson, I had a lot of contact with him and many long chats every night at dinner on Neker island. Ultra net worth men have a tenancy to take risks and do fun/unusual stuff/collect records like Guinness or just personal.

Sure they might believe these are calculated but the average IQ of a billionaire is about 130, one in fifty brain. That's not that smart really, there's no godike mastery. I saw a very wealthy relatively young visiting CEO guy lift himself a hundred feet in the air kite surfing after just one day of tuition only to scare/annoy his new wife.

He had maybe 25,000 employees at the time.

 

[KCalhoun]

I have a hard time understanding why people smart enough to become so wealthy take stupid risks with their one precious life. Inconceivable


That's neat re branson