the Logitech F710 is a solid controller to get if you’re on a tight budget, but perhaps not exactly the type of equipment you want to stake your life on. […] Reviewers on sites like Amazon frequently mention issues with the wireless device’s connection.

The reporter, who followed an expedition of the Titan from the launch ship, wrote that “it seems like this submersible has elements of MacGyver jerry-riggedness.”

  • jellyfish@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I agree completely with the controller, it doesn’t really matter what is used to steer the ship, just that it has fail-safes.

    I don’t think resurfacing is the most important part here. Bathyscaphes are normally designed to jettison iron or steel ballasts attached by electromagnet, which allows them to surface due to their natural buoyancy. It’s impossible to say for the Titan though, it was a specialty one-off design without much public detail about it’s design.

    This is a really interesting video to get a take from an experienced submariner that I found really informative - https://youtu.be/4dka29FSZac