eli5: when a submarine exceeds its crush depth, and it’s crew is killed, what actually happens to them? Do they die instantly or are they squished flat? What happens ?
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They are squished flat and die instantly.
As the submarine gets closer to the crush depth fittings pop out and the hull creeks and groans. At some point a vital piece, some plate or beam, breaks and the entire submarine is pretty mich instantly crushed flat.
There are a few parts rhat are usually stronger and remain their shape, thag being the bridge and the rear. But for surviving that doesnt matter, even if you‘re not smashed together by the metal the aur pressure will kill you.
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