Poll of the Day > Did no one learn anything from the challenger

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On warnings and safety. History is always doomed to repeat itself

The Titanic happened over 100 years ago. That should tell you all you need to know on that subject.

Vladimir Koromav literally told the government the Soyuz was shit and only opted to go on its suicidal launch because he didn't want his friend, Yuri Gagarin, to die flying it if he declined.

People have been victims of their own hubris since before written history, some of them even got turned into myth

Muscles posted...

People have been victims of their own hubris since before written history, some of them even got turned into myth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus

Even if people learned from the past, which they don't, there will always be people crazier than others.

The CEO of OceanGate was a madman and his billionaire passengers made the incorrection assumption that if they were paying a quarter of a million each for a ticket in his "submarine" then that must mean it was built well and was safe.

Probably also thinking that since he'll be there too, that there was no way he would put himself in a situation where he himself might die.

Because they overlooked that he was a madman.

Part of them probably wanted it to fail. The only way they could feel excitement in their lives anymore.

ArvTheGreat posted...

On warnings and safety. History is always doomed to repeat itself

Did no one learn "hindsight is 20/20"?

Countless things that succeeded could've easily gone catastrophically wrong With any major venture, there's risk.

Count_Drachma posted...

Did no one learn "hindsight is 20/20"?

Countless things that succeeded could've easily gone catastrophically wrong With any major venture, there's risk.

Is... is Zeus actually defending this sub?

Count_Drachma posted...

Did no one learn "hindsight is 20/20"?

Countless things that succeeded could've easily gone catastrophically wrong With any major venture, there's risk.

Arv hates that argument because you can use the same logic for anything. Its like telling someone to choose 1 but they choose it all because it makes them feel comfortable

TigerTycoon posted...

The CEO of OceanGate was a madman and his billionaire passengers made the incorrection assumption that if they were paying a quarter of a million each for a ticket in his "submarine" then that must mean it was built well and was safe.

And it went on other trips as well w/o any major incidents.

But this is really a stupid topic, I mean if you are making this comparison then nobody should be Flying, driving cars, skateboarding, etc.

Just like the Concorde, it made thousands of trips but a few crashes caused commercial supersonic flights to take a pause for like what, 20 years now?

the challenger failed because weather caused some o-rings to crack, not really a hindsight thing there

pionear posted...

And it went on other trips as well w/o any major incidents.

But this is really a stupid topic, I mean if you are making this comparison then nobody should be Flying, driving cars, skateboarding, etc.

Just like the Concorde, it made thousands of trips but a few crashes caused commercial supersonic flights to take a pause for like what, 20 years now?

this isnt about every single death in the world

your making it about the most basic deaths when Arv did not mention that stay on topic bruhhhhh

brah