Matt HMy dude. My sweet, holy brother in christ.
That question was answered on a night in April over 100 years ago.
Tim Richards@MattHatton Yeah I thought that was made pretty clear at the time
allrite@MattHatton Hold on, I think we need to listen to both sides of the story.
Alex von Kitchen@MattHatton this is a conspiracy theory thing isn't it?
@Dangerous_beans I have no idea, and I am not going to find out.
Preston Is Not My Real NameNo, it isn't. It's an in-depth discussion of how ships like these were designed and marketed, including what 'unsinkable' really meant. Obviously, Brady (Oceanliner Designs) acknowledges that a ship that famously sunk was sinkable.
Tevruden Dawnspear@Dangerous_beans @MattHatton Nah, having watched it a couple days ago, its a video about what it meant to be "unsinkable," and how the term got associated with the Titanic.
Dave@MattHatton That's based on a sample size of one, so clearly not statistically significant.
Condorito@MattHatton I was watching a YT video (Sean Munger, 'Meaning of the Titanic') that said almost as a throwaway that the unsinkable title was specifically denied by the engineers and design firm and was nothing but marketing fluff. As an engineer I FELT that.
The Meaning of the Titanic
James@MattHatton and also by Betteridge’s law of headlines
@MattHatton unsinkable was coined by the press and it stuck
⁂ Fish Id Wardrobe@MattHatton Did the Titanic really sink? Twelve sightings of the Titanic in airport bars around the world. "Yeah, it was definitely the Titanic. It was wearing a wig and dark glasses, but I'd recognise it anywhere."
patter@fishidwardrobe @MattHatton and that video's from a channel about ocean liners that's almost entirely Titanic content
roque (ロク)@MattHatton one could even say it was a night to remember
Chris Kendall
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈@ottocrat @MattHatton (well I've learned a new hashtag today!)
Benjamin@MattHatton I don’t really think the titanic didn’t sink; BUT, I think it’s weird we can’t debate whether or not it actually sank without some people being called TitTruthers.
Steveg58@MattHatton
They had a go at making it hard to sink which is the reason so many people survived. The Titanic at least had partial internal bulkheads. The Mauritania and Lusitania did not. The Titanic also had many more lifeboats than they were required to have. No-one had experience with liners that large.
I'm just waiting for the carnage when one of the modern cruise ships gets into trouble. How will people even get to lifeboats in a reasonable time?
They had a go at making it hard to sink which is the reason so many people survived. The Titanic at least had partial internal bulkheads. The Mauritania and Lusitania did not. The Titanic also had many more lifeboats than they were required to have. No-one had experience with liners that large.
I'm just waiting for the carnage when one of the modern cruise ships gets into trouble. How will people even get to lifeboats in a reasonable time?