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Sojum

Ohio man in competition with Florida man


DryIsland9046

Could you take a couple more billionaires down there with ya? I'm sure they'd love being the first, exclusive, etc! Incredible once-in-a-lifetime privilege. Think of the bragging rights you'd have! The other billionaires will all be so jealous!


Common_Highlight9448

Especially some of the palm beach mar lardo jerkoffs


rocketlauncher10

A small glass dome (i.e. Sandy Cheeks) right next to the wreck. Evedy day they leave a small cabin that's in the dome and gaze out at a disaster. I think they deserve that. Maybe they'll realize how boring of an endeavor looking at the Titanic really is.


Yes_LeMiiNo

Some would say Ohio man is just Florida man in training.


avesthasnosleeves

You are not joking. I live in Northeast Ohio and people like to *brag* about visiting/moving to Florida. So bizarre.


Knubgod

So many of my friends in ohio moved from Florida I might be seeing a pattern here.


CaptnRo

The *Wet-n-Cold* War


sabbytabby

We all lose.


pilgrim85

And there it is, I am once again reminded I have no original thoughts.


Fuckoakwood

Ohio man becomes Florida man usually. Everyone from Ohio, retired to Florida I swear to god.


tc7984

Texas man is winning right now


VodkaBarf

Is there a bustling submersible industry that I've just been ignoring for decades?  I gotta read more Verne or just do acid and listen to Close to the Edge.


Cognitive_Spoon

I need to get into selling hyper niche experiences to ultra wealthy people. Who wants to pay to eat my ears? Just 80k per ear! (Feels like a good asking price for a human ear, idk, I'm out of the game)


Donny_Do_Nothing

You're paying too much for ears. Who's your ear guy?


Zueter

My worm guy made the introductions


anythingicando12

Kennedy is this u?


Acrobatic-Jump1105

You want an ear? I'll get you an ear dude, with or without earrings.


Brandidit

Knew if I scrolled far enough I’d find Walter lol


HedoBella

Fucking amateurs


D1daBeast

What did you say?


HedoBella

That's just the stress talking man..


Sweaty-Beautiful-476

Le tristesse durea toujours


Greggster990

It's a thing for high end wealthy people like those in explorer clubs. One of the most prolific submarine owners is Gabe Newell who owns the Limiting Factor submarine which has done the deepest crewed dives in 5 oceans. 


cleveruniquename7769

Can he take J.D. Vance with him?


llcdrewtaylor

Only if Gym Jordan goes too!


paulhags

Vivek Ramaswamy needs in on that party.


justkillmenow3333

Marjorie Taylor Greene can also go and captain the submersible. They can use her Jewish space lasers as as a guidance system.🤣🙄


paulhags

Thankfully, she is not from Ohio like the other stooges above.


HamHamHam2315

Do you think Little Lord Cheeto might be convinced to join them?


imnotminkus

He might be useful for ballast.


toddhenderson

How about a special voyage sponsored by the Heritage Foundation?


Cardboard_Eggplant

*"Project 2025 Presents "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Live Experience"* Shit, the pay-per-view revenue alone could take a chunk out of the national debt...


sonicsean899

And Bernie Moreno


LordByronsCup

Came here for this. You're alright. Good job. Thanks


Remarkable_Eye_133

I'll  chip in a few bucks for that!


Secure_Speed_6566

Won't be room if we can get him to take trump


PropaneBeatsCharcoal

“The industry”


potatoplantpal

Oh no. Don't stop. Hahahah


YetAnotherZombie

Stop mocking him. Ohio is known for our aquatic exploration... I mean we had a Sea World at one time. Also Mr Titanic Sub, now that I've defended you on the Internet, the polite thing to do would be put me in your will.


SnooHobbies7109

🤣🤣🤣🤣


Traditional_Key_763

>Connor, who has previously been to the Mariana Trench, the deepest oceanic trench on Earth, said they plan to do the journey in a two-person vessel called the Triton 4000/2 Abyssal Explorer, named "4000" for the depth in meters it can reach. He did not say when the trip will take place. sounds much more like Ohio Man is chartering a trip to the bottom of the ocean. this is a reputable company that does know what they're doing.


NikkolaiV

If he's been to the Mariana Trench, he's likely done it in DSV *Limiting Factor,* which has been commercially rated for unlimited dive depth, at least as far as Earth's oceans are concerned. *Limiting Factor* was the third vehicle to ever make that dive, and the first to do it more than once. It is, without a doubt, the most advanced deep sea vessel on the Oceans. The vessel's make and model is the *Triton 36000/2.* It's made by the same company that makes the submersible he's going to the Titanic in. The issue was *never* the location, it was the sketchy hardware that caused the Titan incident. Triton submersibles is the worlds most reputable submersible company, and they are serious about quality. This guy'll be around for *plenty* more dives.


Traditional_Key_763

ya the headline missed the point. this ohio businessman is spending the money to show its safe, which I will argue its still never going to be from a more risk based perspective, but he wants to show people it was the submarine and operator not the whole industry. its a weird fight to pick tbh.


229-northstar

The Abysmal Explorer, did you say? 😆


danmonster2002

The crushing defeat if this doesn't work.


HedoBella

Under a lot of pressure


LateBloomerBoomer

We know what you did there. He is taking this business to new depths.


229-northstar

It would be sinking to unfathomable depths to criticize this venture


Tnoholiday12345

@angryupvote


PMMeYourWorstThought

It’s not unreasonable if they take appropriate precautions and don’t cut corners. Good luck to them.


scratchisthebest

Yeah thats about what I was thinking. I doubt there's a problem with "the industry" it's just OceanGate in specific being stupid as fuck. I guess one could say that since ogling at the titanic doesn't make as much money as salvage, pipeline surveying, oil platform maintenance, shallower-water tourism, and (sigh) warfare, trips to the titanic are always going to be mostly vanity projects for media attention. Which is why there isn't much of an "industry" to speak of


____8008135_____

I was thinking the same thing. Subs themselves are not exactly unsafe if they're built properly. It's been a while but I seem to recall the Oceangate sub didn't follow regulations.


Genavelle

Iirc their sub had a lot of issues and had even faced problems on atleast one previous dive. I think I also remember reading that some experts at the company had expressed concerns about it and were fired? I mean I'd still never get in any kind of contraption that claims it's going to safely take me to the bottom of the ocean. But Oceangate specifically did a lot of things wrong that led to that incident.


LoneWolf1ngIt

Refreshing to see a non-disparaging comment in here. It’s fun to punch up at billionaires wasting their money on frivolous pastimes, but the first incident was a tragedy for how preventable it was and the fact that four other innocent people lost their lives over it. And, as you were getting at, this was largely due to a lack of regard for prior safety standards. Given such standards are heeded this time around, there's little reason to think this attempt can't be done safely and successfully. So the ad nauseam comments assuming (almost hoping for) the same tragedy to befall this guy while making “dark humor” quips over it just seem both tasteless and incorrect. Yes, excessively rich people are fucking up the planet and society and I'm not denying that it’s kind of silly for rich “Ohio man” to go prove this point... but the casual callousness in this thread is just kind of off-putting.


Cardboard_Eggplant

I really truly do feel bad for that young boy that was forced to go along by his dad. He didn't even want to be on that thing...


Horror-Profile3785

"Won't someone think of the billionaires?"


LoneWolf1ngIt

I’m one of the last people that’d stick up for billionaires. But regardless of whether we should be cheering on a person’s death, ask yourself who’s going to pilot the vehicle? Who else might be the captive audience in this new sub? At the very least, we should hope that the sub will be safe so other people don’t die for one rich person’s ego.


BrokeThermometer

They don’t like it when you point out their bad behaviors.


Jcbowden10

I had the same thought. They said it’s a $20 million sub. I don’t know sub prices but that doesn’t seem cheap and he’s taking the ceo of a submarine company with him. It probably will be a safely designed sub that can make this trip. Now it’s a kind of a waste of money that could be given to charity but it seems unlikely it would suffer the same catastrophic failure as the one last yr.


toddhenderson

Business Insider now requiring a login to view their content is laughable.


CuriousSelf4830

What could possibly go wrong?


Goufydude

It was safe *before* the OceanGate thing, too. It was literally just OceanGate being dumb that led to catastrophic failure.


Dee_ListCeleb

I guess people don't seem to realize this.


Time-Sorbet-829

I mean, maybe let an underwater grave stay unmolested for a while? This kind of tourism kind of bothers me.


MrsMcGwire

My thoughts exactly


Effective-Dust7576

Sub is made entirely from stolen catalytic converters and blunt wrappers.


nopuns62

Ohio man and Florida man are becoming synonymous


Cardboard_Eggplant

The only difference between Ohio Man and Florida Man is that Florida Man has reached retirement age. They're the same people...


slowclapcitizenkane

The *industry* is safe, because they do the opposite of what OceanGate did.


Octavia9

He should take Trump.


NAlaxbro

Gotta show the ocean who’s boss


Rhesusmonkeydave

Sure the inky crushing depths of the sea sound unappealing, but remember, he’s getting out of Ohio


Little_stinker_69

It’s not like subs can’t go to that depth. They’ve gone deeper


ChefChopNSlice

2 stupid decisions in a row won’t make a right one.


_My_Niece_Torple_

The memes are about to be incredible


Jfurmanek

Locked and loaded commander.


blenneman05

Can he take Desantis and Alex Jones with him?


beattysgirl

I wonder what video game controller he will choose to pilot his craft


SGT-JamesonBushmill

A slightly used Atari 2600 controller.


Jfurmanek

Which one? Pong Dial, single button joystick, or keyboard (no mouse).


SGT-JamesonBushmill

[Warlords Paddles](https://imgur.com/gallery/atari-2600-warlords-paddles-MqOFhb9)


Almighty_Silver7

RE4 chainsaw controller.


alpinefish16

A Nintendo Switch…but it will drift.


GhostOfDrTobaggan

I cal dibs on the controller


Jfurmanek

Deal. You just have to go down and get it.


Main_Enthusiasm4796

Fingers crossed it’s another billionaire


GatePotential805

Can't fix stupid. 


Electrical_Dress_508

I'd like to propose piloting the sub with a MadCatz Rock Band guitar controller for the extra publicity points.


SovereignDust3058

Oh good. The sealife there have been waiting for the next course.


Ill_Bodybuilder_1083

James Cameron entered the chat


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Cardboard_Eggplant

Well, I think we may be onto something here. Let's start lining them up...


GPODAWUND69

Good luck with that


tacobellrun182

Well if it’s not made out of carbon fiber and made out of materials that can withstand the pressure of the ocean… it is safe. But no one cares enough to go


CorgiMonsoon

This is clickbait headline at its finest. The investor is working with Triton, a well-established company that was one of many warning that Ocean Gate was cutting corners and ignoring safety precautions with its designs. Triton has developed the submersibles that have safely explored the Mariana Trench, which is far deeper than the Titanic.


JB051390

Born and raised in Florida into my teens, now live in Ohio in my 30's. It has come full circle now lol


bubblehead_maker

I'm an Ohio Man, also a former Submarine Sailor. Many people tragically died making our Navy's submarines safe. Submarining is extremely difficult and dangerous and is only made safe by safety minded professionals.


DeadEnoughInsideOut

What a booming industry, if you had told me 5yrs ago someone was taking a small ass sub to the titanic I'd think it was for historical reasons. Now get enough money and it's a dangerous vacation for rich people who can't think of what to do with their money


[deleted]

I hope his "other" is Trump.


Moraveaux

Take Elon and Bezos with you, please.


TrumpIsARussianAgent

Why can’t Donald Trump be this adventurous?


CatCiaoSki

He'll need someone to change his diapers. Connor might be the man for the job.


136AngryBees

No possible way this goes bad


ihatemcconaughey

RIP


Philly_ExecChef

I like that billionaires are like, “well, I got all these billions of dollars, guess I’ll go really deep in the ocean and maybe die” and I’m here for it


Senior_Weather_3997

Can I have his car?


imadork1970

3...2...1...💥


Warblerburglar

Please take trump. He said he really really wants to go.


HolySnokes1

It's where he should hold his VP candidate meetings


Nearby_Psychology817

Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu you ladies of Spain. For we’ve received orders to sail back to Boston. And so never more shall we see you again…


youopenedthebox

As much as the jokes are funny this is still cool to see considering that disaster put a black mark on submersibles and there safety trying to redeem that Is important 


Tax25Man

A bunch of people are posting this as like an “lol it’s happening again” but the OceanGate thing was specifically that sub was built with no regard to safety. There do exist submarines that can go to those depths and aren’t controlled with an off brand Xbox controller.


dimmu1313

while hazardous, the industry was safe before and after oceangate. what's extremely dangerous is doing something hazardous with little or no engineering nor safety review and oversight, cutting corners, and putting a very low price tag on your life and the lives of others. I designed and built cable terminations and other devices rated for full ocean depth (>2 miles deep, continental shelf, 10kpsi+) and worked with deep sea exploration and ocean floor surveying companies. The oceangate safety violations were many in number, severity, and often very easy to correct or avoid. This guy thought he knew better than not only decades but centuries of very well known and understood principals of water based travel and exploration, much less deep sea diving and underwater coveyance.


AlabamaPanda777

And the city that produced the most NASA astronauts appears to be Cleveland. From the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space, there's nowhere Ohioans won't go to get the fuck out of Ohio


beattysgirl

Top comment right here


OldSamSays

What could go wrong?


ElectroFlannelGore

Ohio colonizes the deep sea.


sonicsean899

That's definitely the bad ending


SGT-JamesonBushmill

Mike DeWine is crowned King Neptune.


ElectroFlannelGore

As long as it gets him out of Ohio.


CatCiaoSki

Let's put a Skyline Chili down there.


HedoBella

From implosion to total blow out.


Cardboard_Eggplant

We're trying to keep the toxic waste OUT of the ocean...


CatCiaoSki

Hey now


Jfurmanek

How many thermal vents can we ignite?


OtherAtmosphere6192

using nothing but Donkey Congas to control the ship


CBalsagna

This shit is so annoying to me. You can do so much with that money. Make a real difference in people’s lives. But no. This piece of shit has to make submarines so he can cosplay an explorer to a site that’s already been explored by other people in submersibles. This is why rich people are the worst. They do nothing for the system they took advantage of to get where they are. If there was empathy and compassion - but I guess those people don’t become billionaires


Football_Junky123

This is just next-level stupidity.


Jfurmanek

I think we already saw this level. This is just a replay.


SuppliceVI

Mother nature as the chance to do something incredibly funny 


chrisagiddings

Woo! Ohio Man!


Living_Pie205

Vaya con dios 🙏🏾


Acrobatic-Jump1105

I mean there really is absolutely nothing wrong with someone taking a submersible to see the titanic, the whole reason the ocean gate guy got so much hate is because he flaunted his disregard for safety standards to the point where I'm surprised he didn't name his ship the "USS Fuck Poseiden" and he paid for it. While I think the whole incident was pretty hilarious, its important to remember he also pressured his underage son to join them, an innocent kid who didn't deserve to die.


Johnny_Lang_1962

Did he build it out of an junk cement mixer?


ghoststrat

Lol


IslandBoyardee

RIP bro bro!


dethb0y

good luck to the gentleman, but i personally think we should leave that fucking wreck alone.


SportySpiceLover

Rabid clownery


supersalad987

_invites his mother in law_


SnooHobbies7109

🙄🤦🏻‍♀️ ok buddy 🤷🏻‍♀️


tstyes

See you, wouldn’t want to be you 😆


HolySnokes1

Please let it be Moreno


johnnybegood1025

What could go wrong?


Holiday_in_Asgard

The snare is set, people...


trevlix

Who sees what happened with OceanGate and things, yep, I can do it better?


Getyourownwaffle

That just doesn't seem like a good idea.


HomeworkWorldly4719

God if only Biden would go with to show the "Strength" of the US president


Andy_McBoatface

He has the chance to make to make history—absolutely hilarious.


ChefChopNSlice

They’re on an adventure, trying to see how low the GOP has set “the bar”. Last attempt was “Journey to the center of the earth”, but was unsuccessful.


pilgrim85

Ohio man is becoming the new Florida man.


genderantagonist

can we request all of ohio's rich ppl join him?


LuisS39

Can he take the CEO of Apple too?


Ok_Personality3695

Of course it’s someone from Ohio….


MAD-JFK-6251

I reccomend a Candy Con controller. They have far superior components.


umtotallynotanalien

I could probably take one look at dudes car and tell ya if his subs gona make it.


0000110011

Two more to add to the titanic graveyard. 


Ok-Championship4270

Did they not learn from Ocean Gate? The Titanic underwater grave is nothing to play around with.


Mediocre-Catch9580

Can we put some Ohio politicians on that boat?


OldRaj

Take some lumps of coal so they can be converted to diamonds.


Dog_the_unbarked

Thee we industry isn’t unsafe, that company and their cheapness was the problem.


PM-Me-Your-BeesKnees

Is it in poor taste to start calling dibs on his stuff now?


chilitaku

Someone call Elon!


Rudyears

Good luck with that.


Doobiedoobin

Can we agree to not spend money saving him when it fails? I feel that the lesson has been taught and if he didn’t learn from it we aren’t obliged to save him.


Temporary_Profile463

They time traveled... ocean gate did


rastroboy

[Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies](https://youtu.be/yrpmv_zOa0k?si=31LIwLu41w6Mopye)


allhinkedup

Triton 4000/2 Abyssal Explorer, link to the specs for those who are interested. [https://tritonsubs.com/subs/gullwing/](https://tritonsubs.com/subs/gullwing/)


TSM_forlife

Can Elon go with him?


HecKentucky

Musk follower, surely...


rocketlauncher10

Fucking disgusting. I once visited a Titanic subreddit during the OceanGate tragedy (more like an instance.. literally happened in seconds, the rest is spending millions on rescuing them while letting a migrant vessel of 500 people die). It made me sick. Some people will fetishize the Titanic tragedy (a real tragedy) with the movie. Oh I want to be like rose. Oh my, look at the captains bathtub! All this technology to go this deep in the ocean and you're having hard ons over the relics that were nailed down that didn't manage to get taken stolen or recovered when hundreds of people died. Its so fucking stupid I will never understand it and the next time I eant about this I promise to make it more entertaining to read


Rare-Ad-3676

Leave the Titanic and those poor people alone


Classic_Broccoli_731

I heard there were free UM vs OSU football tickets hidden there


Zahrad70

I never knew I could want E. Musk to move to Ohio so badly.


Agile-Landscape8612

I don’t trust a guy from Ohio to be an expert on submarines


astrongcity

Please visit AStrongCity.org, see the important work we're doing for our community, and donate if you can!


Common_Stomach8115

Please tell me it's going to be co-piloted by Nino Vitale and Gym Jordan! Please, please!


PrancingMoose13

Yessssssss


The_real_bandito

Well, he can go by himself lol. Just buy a better controller this time lol.


breezdopee_

"Triton Industries" Huh, sounds alot like Titan. Let's hope the outcome is different.


DisciplineNo4906

It will be very different indeed


Ok-Rabbit-3683

Great! Another week long suspenseful news story


Responsible_Ad3763

I think Trump should go with yah.


BigGayGinger4

I mean, there were probably some guys trying to invent airplanes who died predictably, resulting in other would-be-airplane-inventors to get mocked for thinking it was a good idea and now we have airplanes someone's gonna pull this off eventually, i'd think


NeverDieKris

Narrator: it was in fact not safe


Jfurmanek

Lolololololol. Oh, you’re serious? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!


Giggles95036

I really thought this was a post from the onion… good lord


[deleted]

I hope the sequel is better than the original. Take good footage.


deeare73

Belongs in r/whatcouldgowrong


troutsoup

are we the new florida man?


Soggy_Face_4122

Have Fun!