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A common complaint about “disruptor” types is that they are entirely cavalier about tossing aside established practice without establishing whether or not it’s established for a bloody good reason.

A phrase often used by critics of these people is that safety standards and engineering regulations are “written in blood”.

I understand one of the people currently trapped in the “Fred in a very expensive shed” submarine is the man responsible for building the thing with obvious disdain for safety and engineering regs.

Tl;dr: fuck around and find out.

in reply to Sarah Brown

indeed. They should feel free to toss aside convention when designing skateboards, but certainly not submarines
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Sarah Brown
@Hugs4friends ♾ Indeed. If, as seems likely, they die because they trusted this cowboy with their lives, I hope enough remains of his estate for their families to sue it into oblivion.
in reply to Sarah Brown

It's the "teenage son" that boils my piss. take all the risks you want for yourself and your rich mates, but taking a teenager into what can be fairly described as a rickety deathtrap? No.

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in reply to Sarah Brown

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

- Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park

in reply to Sarah Brown

Didn't the captain of the Titanic have a "full steam ahead and damn the icebergs" mentality?