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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel
I didn't bring up ocean mapping, someone else did. Perhaps you can enlighten us on this.
Meteorology: Again, it's not an exact science, but it's not rocket science either. They (the meteorologists) should be able to make better educated projections, at least a lot more educated and accurate than what they have been.
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We have the ability/technology to send people to the moon and rovers to Mars, which are thousands upon millions of miles away, and have the capabilities to track them so they don't get lost. Yet, we can't track a vehicle on our home turf that is less than 3 miles down underwater?
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I'm just curious how we are supposed to find something that is lost in the middle of something we don't even have 10% mapped out. How did we send people to the moon? We mapped out the way, the fuel needed, the technology needed, the additional resources REQUIRED, etc.
So your question about how we can't solve the problem of finding folks in the ocean is clearly dependent on the understanding of the environment we are exploring. By exploring, we map.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/u...bmersible.html
"OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for ‘Catastrophic’ Problems With Titanic Mission."
"Experts inside and outside the company warned of potential dangers and urged the company to undergo a certification process."
We may not have ocean mapping squared away, but having multiple warnings of "catastrophic" problems with OceanGate and still moving forward with the mission. What say you on this?
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Quick google search:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/20/a-...-he-was-fired/
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/11834...te-submersible
Amazing what a quick search can yield. Also it's easy to complain. It's hard to come up with solutions that are grounded in science. Enjoy the rest of your day.