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What way did the Titan submersible implode?
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And because what failed was the carbon fibre composite pressure vessel, it probably didn't even give any warnings to make them worried. It would be like squeezing a glass bottle, everything will be perfectly fine until it just instantly shatters.
Sometimes glass will give a 'click' as a crack starts. Not sure about carbon fibre though.