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submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[-] Art3sian@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago

Err… Venus has one of the most hostile environments in the Solar System. A titanium probe can only survive there a few hours.

Dumb.

[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago
[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 19 points 11 months ago

And flex tape and control it with Razer RGB controller.

[-] Hector_McG@programming.dev 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

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

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