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I also enjoyed the ocean gate doc. 
I knew most of the stuff in there. I didn’t know the details of the people leaving which was pretty interesting. 
 

I can’t believe they never had a successful test of the last design but said fuck it let’s build it anyway. I’ve never heard of using carbon fiber in a pressure situation before or since. Metal bends before it breaks so you have a chance to do something before failure. Carbon fiber looks fine then fails. 

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The carbon fiber is just being "seasoned". 

The acoustic testing clearly shows continual failure.  How could so many smart people be so dumb?

On 6/13/2025 at 10:07 AM, blacklab said:

I also enjoyed the ocean gate doc. 
I knew most of the stuff in there. I didn’t know the details of the people leaving which was pretty interesting. 
 

I can’t believe they never had a successful test of the last design but said fuck it let’s build it anyway. I’ve never heard of using carbon fiber in a pressure situation before or since. Metal bends before it breaks so you have a chance to do something before failure. Carbon fiber looks fine then fails. 

I didn’t get his obsession with making it carbon fiber. Is there a weight problem in the water?

That was rhetorical. The guy was just a rich dipshit that wanted to say he did something different so he had meaning in his life. 

21 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

I didn’t get his obsession with making it carbon fiber. Is there a weight problem in the water?

That was rhetorical. The guy was just a rich dipshit that wanted to say he did something different so he had meaning in his life. 

He had his ego but he really thought he could make a new global tourist industry with cheap carbon fibre submersibles.  His obsession overlooked all the problems.  The doc with Josh gates relating his experience going down in it and his shear terror says it all.

On 6/14/2025 at 12:27 PM, Biff Tannen said:

I didn’t get his obsession with making it carbon fiber. Is there a weight problem in the water?

The doc went into this a bit. One of the biggest expenses for a submersible is the support vessel.  A lighter submersible can get by with a smaller (read cheaper) support vessel and lighter duty support equipment (e.g. cranes).  

Thank you to folks who mentioned Tires. It isn't something I would've watched otherwise (and probably wouldn't have even heard of or recognized).

I ended up watching both seasons over 24 hours- really enjoyed it. 

17 minutes ago, KaiserSoze said:

Thank you to folks who mentioned Tires. It isn't something I would've watched otherwise (and probably wouldn't have even heard of or recognized).

I ended up watching both seasons over 24 hours- really enjoyed it. 

Yeah, same. For whatever reason, I enjoyed Season 2 more than the first. 

Heh season 1 of tires was their skits with a loose story.

Season 2 is a little more meshed out in the story.

They’re both great though

No almost watched last night but will probably check out this week sometime

Becoming Led Zeppelin is fucking awesome.  2hours long, cover them up until 1970.

14 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

@Scraps or @Helobious, watched the Astroworld shit yet? Only 80 minutes, that’s my perfect time crunch. 

Next on my list

The part I missed about astroworld was that a 9yo died in that…

Wtf?!?

Who is bringing their kiddo into the pit much less even bringing them to that kind of party

On 6/10/2025 at 8:45 PM, atomheartbevo said:

And just think about how much angst and bullshit that shit caused in the 80s.  Lumped in there with the fake rumors about needles in candy, and the true story about Adam Walsh, and combine it all with the beginnings of 24-hour Cable News TV and you had a mixture for making our parents paranoid.

Don't forget the Atlanta kids disappearing.  It's 10 pm - Do you know where your children are?

One year my Mom made us take our candy to a place that was running Halloween candy through an x-ray machine.

Yall wasn’t lying. That Led Zeppelin documentary was done really really really well.
 

 

On 6/13/2025 at 9:07 AM, blacklab said:

I can’t believe they never had a successful test of the last design but said fuck it let’s build it anyway. I’ve never heard of using carbon fiber in a pressure situation before or since. Metal bends before it breaks so you have a chance to do something before failure. Carbon fiber looks fine then fails. 

Yeah, that aspect of the story reminded me of Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos and the fucked up aspects of startup alpha founder culture.  Otherwise intelligent people drunk on a dangerous cocktail of hubris, denial and delusion.

On 6/16/2025 at 1:48 PM, Jerry Callo said:

Don't forget the Atlanta kids disappearing.  It's 10 pm - Do you know where your children are?

 

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finished up dept q last night. it was excellent throughout and did a great job launching into (hopefully) multiple seasons. it's based on a book series and has already been made into several (danish?) movies, so they should have plenty of material.

akram is the man.

On 6/16/2025 at 2:48 PM, Jerry Callo said:

Don't forget the Atlanta kids disappearing.  It's 10 pm - Do you know where your children are?

My parents:

"Unfortunately."

7 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

finished up dept q last night. it was excellent throughout and did a great job launching into (hopefully) multiple seasons. it's based on a book series and has already been made into several (danish?) movies, so they should have plenty of material.

akram is the man.

I really loved it for all the various dynamics of cast, story and dialog. 

It address some serious issues but wasn't afraid to have fun in the process. Some truly fantastic chemistries between various actors.

19 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

finished up dept q last night. it was excellent throughout and did a great job launching into (hopefully) multiple seasons. it's based on a book series and has already been made into several (danish?) movies, so they should have plenty of material.

akram is the man.

The wife and I burned through 5-6 Eps last night...Should finish this weekend.

Great show. 

We're suckers for British crime dramas.

On 6/15/2025 at 10:00 AM, Texzilla58 said:

He had his ego but he really thought he could make a new global tourist industry with cheap carbon fibre submersibles.  His obsession overlooked all the problems.  The doc with Josh gates relating his experience going down in it and his shear terror says it all.

Iswydt

20 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

finished up dept q last night. it was excellent throughout and did a great job launching into (hopefully) multiple seasons. it's based on a book series and has already been made into several (danish?) movies, so they should have plenty of material.

akram is the man.

I am Akram

1 hour ago, Tylerocks said:

The wife and I burned through 5-6 Eps last night...Should finish this weekend.

Great show. 

We're suckers for British crime dramas.

Same. If you haven’t seen it you might check out River on Amazon Prime. Stellan Skarsgard stars in it with a host of familiar faces from other shows. It’s 10 years old but I’d never heard of it. 

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Really enjoyed Department Q.  

I thought that Morck's character progression was impressively done.  He's still a pompous ass at the end but much more likeable.   

Overall, the character arcs are excellent and yes, Akram is the man.  

The part I missed about astroworld was that a 9yo died in that…

Wtf?!?

Who is bringing their kiddo into the pit much less even bringing them to that kind of party
Man you are severely underestimating the dumbassery of the general public

Anyone watch "The Waterfront "? Watched the first episode last night. Intriguing. Need to know whether to stick with it. Also, Poop Cruise comes out today

28 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Anyone watch "The Waterfront "? Watched the first episode last night. Intriguing. Need to know whether to stick with it. Also, Poop Cruise comes out today

I watched the first couple of episodes this weekend. I wasn't sold on it at the end of the second episode because it felt a little too much like a soap opera, and I've got a bunch of other shows on my list. Ping me if you still like it after the fourth one, and I'll pick it back up.

Probably super late to the party but The Saint of Second Chances about the Veecks, mainly Mike, was really good. Came out in 2023 I think.

On 5/29/2025 at 4:40 PM, SimonBolivar said:

I saw the trailer for this yesterday it reminded me (not sure why) that I needed to watch David Tennant's The Escape Artist again. My wife hadn't seen it, and she thought it was great for a three-hour miniseries. It's on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Freeve. 

Wow. Just started this. Thank you again for the rec. Csb the bad guy (Toby Kebbell) is my little brother’s friend. 

On 6/23/2025 at 11:18 AM, Macanudo said:

Really enjoyed Department Q.  

I thought that Morck's character progression was impressively done.  He's still a pompous ass at the end but much more likeable.   

Overall, the character arcs are excellent and yes, Akram is the man.  

I want to be Akram when I grow up

25 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

I want to be Akram when I grow up

I am Akram.

Watched the "Poop Cruise" doc last night. That looked like a party.

Im in the middle of it and rolling my eyes at these people "shit in a bag??? How repulsive I am not doing that!!"

"Pissing in the shower OMG!!!"

The heat and smell would be horrible but come the fuck on.

Shitting in a red bag is probably better than using a fucking portacan at a sporting event/concert lmao

There are certainly more enjoyable ways to give yourself pink eye.

So I've heard.

 “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise” was a well done, cringy , not too long, documentary of the Carnival Triumph - the ship that lost all power in the Gulf, resulting in pee and poop flowing through the ship.  Absolutely horrendous situation.

 

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