Saturday, February 22, 2014

Titanic's Breakup

Many people say "the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank, the end." Or they say "It sank and split between the 3rd and 4th funnel, the bow dragged the stern up and then let go. Stern then sank" Well, those people are...WRONG. First, let's look at the wreck site. On the bow you can see 2 funnel shafts, where the funnels used to be. On the stern...only one funnel shaft. Where is the 3rd? It probably got ripped off when the stern was rapidly falling down to the bottom of the ocean. Also, on the bow wreckage there is a huge piece that folds downward behind the 2nd funnel shaft. What is this? The piece in between the 2nd and 3rd funnel, which now shows that not only did it break between the 2nd and 3rd funnel, it specifically broke right in FRONT of the 3rd funnel. So, now we know that Titanic broke in two right in front of the 3rd funnel. Now, let's pretend were in a lifeboat, and we see the power go out and the ship split in two in front of the 3rd funnel. This is the part were a lot of Titanic Controversy has taken place. What happened when she split. Now, a lot of the Titanic Rookies (That's my way of saying Titanic Noobs) believe (Mostly because of James Cameron) that the ship split in between the 3rd and 4th funnel, and the stern fell back and was then pulled vertical by the bow, then the bow let's go of then stern and let's the stern sink. Well...FALSE. First: We know the split happened between the 2nd and 3rd funnel, right in front of the 3rd funnel specifically. Second: She had list to port, and I doubt it happened this way. So, let's cross that one of the list. The next theory is a bit complicated, so just click the link to the video. It'll be explained better there, trust me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWzU-z1p1ro. Anyway, if you watched that theory you saw that it broke between the 3rd and 4th funnel. Which, by now, we know is false. Plus, this theory just seems too far fetched. However, the mangling together makes sense, in a way, but we'll get to that later. The next theory is also a bit complicated, so just click the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSGeskFzE0s. The next theory, is Jack Thayer's drawings. They indeed may seem to make no sense at all, but maybe it did happen the way he shows it. If you want to see the drawing, here it is:
 Now, he says the bow was visible, and was pointing up out of the water and the stern was in a pretty high angle. He then says the bow sank, and the stern moved where the bow sank a second or two ago. Then, the stern sank. Now, this gives proof that maybe Titanic did indeed mangle together. I mean, it makes sense. Think of it: The ship is sinking, and it mangles together to the point where the bow (Which was underwater) is now visible and is pointing up. The stern (Which is mangled into the bow) gets into a high angle. The bow then sinks, and the stern moves where the bow just sank a second or 2 ago. This is the part that doesn't add up. How did the stern move around? Since we probably won't know, we'll just call this theory a maybe. The other theory comes from a History Channel documentary. Here, have the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_09XR-P86nw&list=UUHdlAcrNTTYkwzkNIXSuFMA&feature=c4-overview. Ok, if you actually watched that video that I just sent you, it seems pretty good. I mean, it shows the keel holding on to the stern, and it shows the split in front of the 3rd funnel. I am calling this theory and the Nat Geo theory a maybe. Now, those are the top 4 theories. There are a TON more theories of how the ship split. Now, since we will probably never know how she really sank, or split to be specific, let's just say the stern floated there and sank. Sound good? Ok then.

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