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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation (www.businessinsider.com)

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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation::Guillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.

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[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Carbon fiber though?

[-] Annoyed_Crabby 19 points 1 year ago

And flex tape and control it with Razer RGB controller.

[-] Hector_McG@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What could possibility go wrong with using a low compression strength material in a high pressure environment?

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Carbon fiber is much better, that would probably be eaten through in a few seconds. Much less waste.

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