Why did the recent deep-sea submersible implosion happen?

The deep-sea submersible was crushed by the pressure from the really deep ocean, like when you squeeze a soda can too hard and it explodes.

Imagine you're in a big metal can, like a juice box. If you're on the top of a mountain, there’s not much pressure pushing down on you, it's like being in a light hug. But if you go way down into the ocean, like 2100 meters deep, the water is so heavy that it pushes down really hard, like being in a giant bear hug.

The submersible was made of strong metal, but it had some weak spots. Think of them like thin parts of your juice box, if you squeeze too hard, those weak spots can’t hold up and break.

When the pressure got too much for the weak spot, the whole thing imploded, just like how a soda can might burst in your hand if you squeezed it too hard.

The submersible was going down faster than usual, kind of like running into a big hug instead of walking into it. That sudden change made the pressure hit harder, and that’s when the crash happened.