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16. I had a carbon fiber fishing rod I used for years I bent it nearly double and dropped it

Thu Jun 22, 2023, 05:12 PM

Jun 2023

a hundred times. One day I leaned it on my boat seat to tie on a lure and it slid maybe 6 inches and it just tapped the edge of the aluminum boat and lt literally exploded. I just got a carbon fiber bicycle this spring, it cost almost $3000, I hope I don't drop it. Metals also get brittle over time from heating and cooling sometimes that is why a boiler, bridge or building fails.

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My suspicion as to what caused the Titan disaster [View all] jmowreader Jun 2023 OP

Excessive Wealth Disorder ellisonz Jun 2023 #1

Too many woke passengers in third class!? Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #2

No lifeboat for you. ellisonz Jun 2023 #3

Next up: Introduction to the Physics of Icebergs ellisonz Jun 2023 #4

The third-class passengers were required to ride on the roof jmowreader Jun 2023 #18

It's a joke! Aware of their plight..the Rich have a long history of suppression and cruelty. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #19

They are still human beings demosincebirth Jun 2023 #15

So sad. ellisonz Jun 2023 #20

I especially feel for the 19-year-old son of the Pakistani businessman. Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #23

So were the hundreds on a migrant boat off the coast of Greece Kennah Jun 2023 #30

A correct and empathetic response. Boomerproud Jun 2023 #31

I have to be careful Kennah Jun 2023 #32

Well, they were. Past tense seems appropriate here. wnylib Jun 2023 #34

Why does anyone need to view the Titanic at all? ellisonz Jun 2023 #35

Curiosity? We do stupid things demosincebirth Jun 2023 #36

What they need to do is manufacture a couple hundred of them. LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #37

Epoxy can be flexible: Ptah Jun 2023 #5

well said... WarGamer Jun 2023 #6

The Navy would not have certified the material without extensive testing beforehand. nt NutmegYankee Jun 2023 #11

That is similar to the concern sarisataka Jun 2023 #7

Carbon fiber tends to fail catastrophically. tinrobot Jun 2023 #8

I had a carbon fiber fishing rod I used for years I bent it nearly double and dropped it doc03 Jun 2023 #16

Sell your bike soon? LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #38

I will take my chances. I just got it a couple months ago, have about 800 miles on it. doc03 Jun 2023 #42

Why do you think I refuse to ride a carbon fiber bicycle? jmowreader Jun 2023 #17

Which is why I don't buy carbon-framed bikes obamanut2012 Jun 2023 #24

And when carbon Fiber fails, it's violently. NutmegYankee Jun 2023 #9

Hey! Don't bother me with scientific facts! PCIntern Jun 2023 #10

That's right -- it was either the work of THE LORD or SATAN Blue Owl Jun 2023 #13

For heaven's sakes at least leave open the possibility of aliens. Chainfire Jun 2023 #27

It was a "vanity" excursion plain and simple..... anciano Jun 2023 #12

On second thought. I'm deleting. Easterncedar Jun 2023 #14

Its really just a one word answer... sdfernando Jun 2023 #21

Murphy's Law is immovable. Sneederbunk Jun 2023 #22

five souls lost at sea mike_c Jun 2023 #25

If I was a betting man, I would be betting on a hull fitting blowing in rather than a hull collapse; Chainfire Jun 2023 #26

So what happens to a human body if suddenly exposed to those types or pressures. Chainfire Jun 2023 #28

As I understand sarisataka Jun 2023 #29

There should be a video of it. LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #39

That sounds like it would make your ears pop. Chainfire Jun 2023 #41

the effect is like stepping on a bug. ZonkerHarris Jun 2023 #40

I found a composites world article on the OceanGate design and fabrication BootinUp Jun 2023 #33