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Implosion is a key part of the gravitational collapse of large stars, which can lead to the creation of supernovas, neutron stars and black holes. In the most common case, the innermost part of a large star (called the core ) stops burning and without this source of heat , the forces holding electrons and protons apart are no longer strong ...
Cause: Failure of the composite pressure hull (presumed) ... "The investigation into the implosion of the Titan submersible is a complex and ongoing effort", said ...
Research and experience have shown that while exposure to a vacuum causes swelling, human skin is tough enough to withstand the drop of one atmosphere. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] The most serious risk from vacuum exposure is hypoxia , in which the body is starved of oxygen , leading to unconsciousness within a few seconds.
Authorities say the missing Titan submersible was destroyed in a catastrophic implosion sometime after it submerged on Sunday. Former Navy submarine operator Mark Barry joined Scripps News to ...
A U.S. Navy analysis of acoustic data “detected an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion” near the Titan around the time it lost communications Sunday, a senior Navy official said.
In the case of a massive star's sudden implosion, the core of a massive star will undergo sudden collapse once it is unable to produce sufficient energy from fusion to counteract the star's own gravity, which must happen once the star begins fusing iron, but may happen during an earlier stage of metal fusion.
The Titan submersible was so deep that the forces crushing it would have been equivalent to the weight of the Eiffel Tower.
Cavitation is a significant cause of wear in some engineering contexts. Collapsing voids that implode near to a metal surface cause cyclic stress through repeated implosion. This results in surface fatigue of the metal, causing a type of wear also called "cavitation".