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by naizarak 1100 days ago
That's just a decorative shell. You really think they drilled into their pressure hull?
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I mean how should I know? The point is that I suspect there could be another option, which is that the pressure hull could have failed without imploding.

So, yes it seems insane, and having seen pictures which look both like that is a liner and ones where it looks like its not, I don't know. There is very clearly an outer shell offset from the pressure hull. Whats on the inside isn't as clear, but I'm not sure why they would be running cables out of the floor when they could just be running them out closer to the arm/etc if there is space behind.

Although from a human comfort perspective, I'm not sure why there isn't a little foot well/bench either. There is obviously stuff under the floor, but it also looks fairly hollow too.

> That’s just a marketing strategy. You really think they believe it’s unsinkable?

Although I would be surprised if they drilled into the hull, I wouldn’t be THAT surprised.