Anonymous wrote:As I've always thought, only losers take cruises.

Anonymous wrote:Science fiction writer Morgan Robertson died in obscurity because the novellas he wrote were too far fetched to be believed.

In 1898, he wrote about the largest, fastest, most opulent ship ever. It was thought to be unsinkable, so it had too few lifeboats. While making a transatlantic crossing one April, it struck an iceberg and sank, taking many of its passengers with it. The fictional ship’s name was Titan. Fourteen years later, the Titanic sank in nearly the exact location as Robertson’s fictional ship.

In 1908, Robertson published a book called Beyond the Spectrum, in which a worldwide war was fought on land and sea and even, unthinkably, in the air. He wrote about the Japanese attacking Manila and Hawaii, thus bringing the US into this terrible war. Japanese citizens were rounded up from US cities and placed in internment camps. To bring an end to the war, the US invented a sun bomb, which scorched people with a blinding light that could inflict burns on people who were miles away from the blast.

The “Titan” story is so coincidental it is scary.

But yes - a 1912 DCUM would be calling the passengers idiots for sailing on such a large ship w/so few lifeboats.
People would likely not believe the iceberg theory.

But rather make up some embellished + fabricated tale.

People would blame a terrorist attack > think that the ship 🛳 was definitely sabatoged.
Hitting an iceberg would be so boring….

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Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old is obsessed with the Titanic and it’s sister ship the Britanic.

There were a few crew members who survived the Titanic, only to perish in the sinking of the Britannic. I can't imagine plunging into the water and thinking, Man, I survived the Titanic and now am going to die like this?!

Wow, I didn't know that. Their last thought must have been "FML."

Anonymous wrote:Science fiction writer Morgan Robertson died in obscurity because the novellas he wrote were too far fetched to be believed.

In 1898, he wrote about the largest, fastest, most opulent ship ever. It was thought to be unsinkable, so it had too few lifeboats. While making a transatlantic crossing one April, it struck an iceberg and sank, taking many of its passengers with it. The fictional ship’s name was Titan. Fourteen years later, the Titanic sank in nearly the exact location as Robertson’s fictional ship.

In 1908, Robertson published a book called Beyond the Spectrum, in which a worldwide war was fought on land and sea and even, unthinkably, in the air. He wrote about the Japanese attacking Manila and Hawaii, thus bringing the US into this terrible war. Japanese citizens were rounded up from US cities and placed in internment camps. To bring an end to the war, the US invented a sun bomb, which scorched people with a blinding light that could inflict burns on people who were miles away from the blast.

Gives me chills.

As I've always thought, only losers take cruises.

Science fiction writer Morgan Robertson died in obscurity because the novellas he wrote were too far fetched to be believed.

In 1898, he wrote about the largest, fastest, most opulent ship ever. It was thought to be unsinkable, so it had too few lifeboats. While making a transatlantic crossing one April, it struck an iceberg and sank, taking many of its passengers with it. The fictional ship’s name was Titan. Fourteen years later, the Titanic sank in nearly the exact location as Robertson’s fictional ship.

In 1908, Robertson published a book called Beyond the Spectrum, in which a worldwide war was fought on land and sea and even, unthinkably, in the air. He wrote about the Japanese attacking Manila and Hawaii, thus bringing the US into this terrible war. Japanese citizens were rounded up from US cities and placed in internment camps. To bring an end to the war, the US invented a sun bomb, which scorched people with a blinding light that could inflict burns on people who were miles away from the blast.

Anonymous wrote:“I don’t get why everyone didn’t evacuate immediately?! If it were me I wouldn’t have waited for orders, I would have been up on the deck getting in a lifeboat! I heard the lifeboats were only half full anyway, why didn’t they just get in a lifeboat?”

LOL yes, there would be pages of this, DCUMers excoriating the passengers for bringing it on themselves!

Actually I wonder what people think about Ida Staus, who famously got off a lifeboat to stay with her husband? Of course the fault was the crewmember who didn't let him on, the lifeboat wasn't even close to half full so there was no real reason not to let him on. They should have just filled the darn boats.

It sounds sweet, but if I was the person on the deck, I'd want my spouse to stay in the lifeboat. If I'm going to die, watching my spouse die too for no reason just makes it worse. I'd feel better knowing she lived. I can see from Ida's perspective that she would have felt horrible having lived and him died, but I think it's kinder not to make your spouse watch you die too.

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old is obsessed with the Titanic and it’s sister ship the Britanic.

There were a few crew members who survived the Titanic, only to perish in the sinking of the Britannic. I can't imagine plunging into the water and thinking, Man, I survived the Titanic and now am going to die like this?!

Anonymous wrote:If you have the time to indulge, this is a fascinating way to experience the event. Also surprisingly moving. I was just going to watch a couple minutes but ended watching the whole thing as I was riveted. It's the morse code SOS messages sent from the Titanic in real time (minus the longer gaps). Titanic obsessed kids might also appreciate it.

Oh, and here's the description from the guy who made the video, with a little more explanation of what you're seeing/hearing.

"I've taken all the Morse code communications I could find from the night of the Titanic disaster and turned it into streaming text. It's painfully slow by today's standards of communications as it presents at about the speed the transmissions were made that night. I've removed the "dead air" time cutting the total time from about two hours to one.

Morse code abbreviations have been included in the audio but the text is in English, for example the ship's ID code "MGY" will be heard but "TITANIC" will be read. "OM" will be heard but "OLD MAN" (meaning "buddy" or "friend") will be in the text.

I've left the code "CQD" as it's very prominent and important. This was the common international distress signal at the time and stood for "ATTENTION ALL STATIONS" (CQ) "DISTRESS" (D). Titanic was not the first to transmit an SOS but she used it also. They primarily used CQD because that was the most recognized distress signal of the time.

The log starts as the Titanic is transmitting personal telegrams for customers which are interrupted by the distress signal. It continues until the last message is transmitted. I've tried to make it as historically accurate as possible but I'm not a historian, just a Joe."

If you have the time to indulge, this is a fascinating way to experience the event. Also surprisingly moving. I was just going to watch a couple minutes but ended watching the whole thing as I was riveted. It's the morse code SOS messages sent from the Titanic in real time (minus the longer gaps). Titanic obsessed kids might also appreciate it.

Anonymous wrote:Were many of the victims from first class? Will there be some movement on the college waitlists?

Spot on.

Anonymous wrote:Cannot possibly be true. God himself couldn’t sink that ship.

That was a bad assumption.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were many of the victims from first class? Will there be some movement on the college waitlists?

And more importantly, are the houses listed yet?

Luxury flats, apartments, and villas previously occupied by Russian oligarchs & family, are coming on the market in London, NYC, Paris, and Monaco.

Get yours today!

The boats too!!! A bunch of $600M and up vessels ready for the summer