Detailed Reconstruction of Titan Sub Disaster Gains Millions of Views in Short Time
An animated video detailing what happened to the OceanGate Titan submersible that imploded on June 18, killing all five passengers, has gone viral on YouTube. In a little under two weeks, the six-minute-plus video…
An animated Video detailing what happened to the OceanGate Titan submersible that imploded on June 18, killing all five passengers, has gone Viral on YouTube.
In a little under two weeks, the six-minute-plus Video already has more than 10 million views.
The YouTube channel AiTelly, which specializes in 3D engineering animations, according to Newsweek, used the animation to show how the tragedy occurred.
“The implosion was caused due to very high hydrostatic pressure of the surrounding water, which happened within a fraction of a millisecond,” AiTelly said.
Instead of being made with traditional materials such as steel, aluminum and titanium, the submersible used an “experimental design” constructed mostly of carbon fibers.
While these fibers are lighter than other materials, AiTelly said, “The properties of carbon fibers for deep-sea applications are, however, not that well understood.”