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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
edit: wait wait wait..... Rush had an aerospace engineering degree?!?!!?!?
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No doubt that he was a good engineer. Most people could not jerry rig a submersible to get down to that depth even once, but even smart people can be incredibly foolish and narcissistic.
There was a lot of talk about how these people didn't do something stupid because they were "explorers" taking "calculated risks", but it goes to show that being book smart doesn't mean they can properly calculate risk.
I don't blame all the passengers because it sounds like Rush really downplayed the risks making it difficult for them to make a proper calculation. They probably could have done more due diligence, but when the CEO is going down as well, it would kind of make you think it must be safe.
The weird one for me is the French dude that was on there. Everything I read about him, it sounds like he should have known better. I wonder if his age (77) combined with his obsession with the Titanic meant that he actually knew the risks and just didn't care.