• VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 months ago

    Meh, I’ve seen a few of these pop up and get articles written about them over the years. They usually disappear soon after. Probably just trying to scam money from Investors.

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      8 months ago

      US Subs has offered these for decades and they’re a legit commercial submarine firm. I’m not sure anyone actually wants to buy them.

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        8 months ago

        I read on a pop sci magazine years ago that “this is not the first time we have offered a design, but nobody was willing to buy one so it didn’t get built”

      • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Unless it’s a nuke sub that lets your rich ass just disappear under the water I don’t see the point. Cruising around under the surface with a snorkel up on diesel engines just seems like a straight downgrade. Why even go out of your bunker.

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        8 months ago

        It may be closer to “hope someone is willing to waste $20 billion on one” and then nobody does so it doesn’t get built.

        But if you look at all the crap saudi arabia is doing, the chance that they succeed in selling it may not be zero

        Your right, there are plenty of insecure people from all levels of wealth.