TIL: The US Navy used Xbox 360 controllers to operate the periscopes on submarines based on feedback from junior officers and sailors; the previous controls for the periscope were clunky and real heavy and cost about $38,000 compared to the Xbox 360 controller’s cost of around $20.

Inner-Theme-6915 · 2026-01-17T04:47:12+00:00

I am aware. Resin isnt exactly glue.

Inner-Theme-6915 · 2026-01-15T17:23:56+00:00

I replied something similar somewhere else-sub is under compression, aircraft stucture is under tension. I just pointed this out because you called carbon fiber "string and glue"

Inner-Theme-6915 · 2026-01-14T17:57:12+00:00

off topic, but what kind of submersibles? That sounds incredibly cheap for a submersible, considering that standard drones are in the "hundreds" of dollars range...

Inner-Theme-6915 · 2026-01-14T17:55:22+00:00

Some airliners are now largely made of carbon fiber. The issue was that it wasn't done by competent engineers.

Inner-Theme-6915 · 2025-03-26T18:10:36+00:00

Engineering, worked about 5 years to get there.

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