BOSTON: A 'catastrophic implosion,' such as that believed to have destroyed the Titan submersible, would have happened with incredible force and speed given the crushing wate
, would have happened with incredible force and speed given the crushing water pressure on the floor of the ocean.At sea level, atmospheric pressure is 14.7 pounds per square inch .
Water pressure at the depth where the ocean liner lies is equivalent to around 400 atmospheres, nearly 6,000 psi. As a comparison, the bite of a large great white shark exerts a force of nearly 4,000 psi, according to Scientific American. In an implosion caused by a defect in the hull or for some other reason, the submersible would collapse in on itself in milliseconds, crushed by the immense water pressure.The Titan, built by OceanGate Inc of Everett, Washington, was designed to sustain the extreme water pressure at the depth of the Titanic and had made previous dives to the wreck.
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