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I think there's more to it than that.
When working at industrial factories if I catch a glimpse of something run off a cheap consumer alternative to the standard industry equipment I immediately question everything. If they're willing to skimp on that item, where else have they skimped?
Check out this video where the owner shows off the sub.
He bought parts from Camper World!
They navigated by getting text messages from the ship...
That's fucking insane when you're going miles under the sea
You take that back! Camper World is a hallmark of quality, I bought all my kidney extraction equipment from there!
Username checks out and concerns me.
Submarines have got to be insanely expensive right? It seems kinda silly to even cheap out on components like this, when their cost of probably going to be a tiny fraction of the cost of the vehicle anyway.