Comments by "Schrodingers Cat" (@schrodingerscat1863) on "OceanGate Titan Hull - Hundreds of Ill-advised Carbon Fiber Grind Spots" video.

They tested a scale model of it which failed, they still decided to build the full size version and put people in it.
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It matters, the places in the hull that had buckled fibres would have uneven load distribution causing stress points and that is without grinding. Grinding just makes it even more likely for delimitation to occur.
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Not the case, they had bucking of the fibres which is why they used a grinder to smooth the surface prior to applying the next layer. The buckling in itself is a major problem when creating a pressure vessle like this because it creates a spot where loads are not evenly distributed. The more I hear about this thing the worse it sounds.
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@solareclipsetimer Why does this not surprise me, the whole thing was amateur hour at best. In fact most amateurs wouldn't have had so little disregard for process and best practice. Even the glue up of the domes onto the carbon fibre cylinder was a joke, I literally watched a video of them doing it shocked and disgusted.
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@ Did they actually establish the first point of failure, I haven't been following it that closely. The wreckage looked a total mess they were bringing up so not sure if they even could.
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