soccermoviemom, 11 months ago

@gimulnautti My hubby says the guy was wasted by his own hubris, like Icarus, and that he literally went down in a crushing defeat.

I.e., the submersible would have imploded and crushed everyone into little bits. I have no idea if this is how ocean depths work, but it is certainly gruesome to imagine.

Mehrad, 11 months ago

@gimulnautti
Nope, he is not eligible for the #DarwinAwards because of the first rule and the definition. He already contributed to the gene pool by having two children.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_Rush

• https://darwinawards.com/rules/

A screenshot of the Darwin Awards rules. The text reads: The Rules This is all in jest. but we do have five important rules to consider when deciding eligibility — Nominees improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from it in an obviously stupid way. They are self-selected accidental examples of a fatal lack of common sense. And their risky move is new and exciting. All humans who meet the following criteria are eligible to win: * Reproduction * Out of the gene pool: dead or sterile. * Self-Selection * Cause one's own demise. * Excellence * Sublimely idiotic misapplication of judgment. * Maturity * Capable of sound judgment. * Veracity * The event must be true.

Mehrad, 11 months ago

@gimulnautti
Nope, he is not eligible for the #DarwinAwards because of the first rule and the definition. He already contributed to the gene pool by having two children.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_Rush

• https://darwinawards.com/rules/

A screenshot of the Darwin Awards rules. The text reads: The Rules This is all in jest. but we do have five important rules to consider when deciding eligibility — Nominees improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from it in an obviously stupid way. They are self-selected accidental examples of a fatal lack of common sense. And their risky move is new and exciting. All humans who meet the following criteria are eligible to win: * Reproduction * Out of the gene pool: dead or sterile. * Self-Selection * Cause one's own demise. * Excellence * Sublimely idiotic misapplication of judgment. * Maturity * Capable of sound judgment. * Veracity * The event must be true.

maegul, 11 months ago

@gimulnautti I told an engineer friend of mine about how the sub was a new design by an engineer confident in their design… and their reaction was “oh no … I’ve known too many engineers for that to be a good thing”