Subj : Re: Submarine Deaths
To   : esc
From : Adept
Date : Mon Jun 26 2023 09:00 am

 es> The problem with aluminum is that when it breaks, it turns into a hot
 es> molten slug that shoots into your car. I picked the carbon fiber
 es> intentionally to have something that would shred to pieces at failure.
 es> So it seems a weird idea to use for a submersible...

Yep, that does seem like, "different materials for different tasks" is the right choice.

Kind of like how Starship is _steel_. Not because it's light, but because it's _forgiving_, whether in manufacture, repair, or plunging through the atmosphere creating a layer of plasma.

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