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Seems like another case where his aerospace background served him poorly as well. It was almost like he thought, "Well, there's not going to be any torsional stresses on a simple tube or exposure to radiation like there'd be at altitude. So let's look at the strength of the composite, the pressure at the Titanic's depth, and build the tube one centimeter thicker than than the table says you need. See? Water is easy-peasy!"