Animation of Titan sub’s implosion garners over 6.5 million views in 13 days

At the Titanic’s 12,500-foot depth at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, there is around 5,600 pounds per square inch of pressure, the video stated. “That’s almost 400 times the pressure we experience on the surface.”

The accompanying animation showed a 3D OceanGate-branded submersible being crushed and torn apart. The video blamed the Titan’s controversial carbon fiber construction for the tragedy.

“Existing technology is based on steel, titanium, and aluminum. These are what kept other submarines from being crushed. But the Titan has had an experimental design,” the narrator said.

The video received more than 4,000 comments on YouTube.

"Several people told Stockton Rush that carbon fiber might not be the best material to use to construct a submersible but he knew it all apparently. Instead of wrapping several layers of carbon fibers at angles, the whole center section was one in one direction," a user commented. "Again, I guess he knew better than anyone else. When it imploded, which was inevitable, it basically self-destructed and the people inside vaporised in a couple of milliseconds. I guess he really didn't know s*** after all."

Another commented, "The Titanic director explained that carbon fiber composite -- the make of the Titan -- is used very very successfully for internal pressure, for vessels like say, a scuba tank. But for something that sees external pressure, all of the advantages of carbon composites go away and all the disadvantages come into play, he said."

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