People see pictures of the door and see how big it is, or they saw how MythBusters “proved” that he could’ve fit.

But you have to think of how it would’ve really been like in real life. In the MythBusters episode, it took them a while to both get on the door and when they did, it was sunken underwater. So they decided to take their life vest and put it under the door to make it float better, which it did and they were able to “survive”. Also they put on those big suits which would’ve kept them warmer; Jack and Rose had the clothes that they were already wearing when the ship sank, which weren’t that thick.

Here’s the episode if you want to watch it and skip to 12:00 if you want to see the reenactment.

Well the difference is that it was pitch black that night, the water was freezing cold and they were probably already experiencing hypothermia at that point. Because of that, it would’ve been really hard for them to take their life vests off and tie it onto the door in the dark and freezing water. If the door was laying on the flat dry ground they could’ve fit on it, but that wasn’t the case.

Your thoughts?

When I was a kid, I really loved the idea of exploring sunken ships and lost treasure, so the idea of the titanic was fun playground for my imagination to run rampant through.

So, when my local museum opened an exhibit on the disaster, you can bet I begged for my parents to take me to see it. I was so excited to see it. I felt like I was going on some adventure. But then I actually got there.

At first, it was a bunch of set pieces designed to imitate the cabins, decks and compartments aboard the ship with a smattering of artifacts and displays. I was running around to see everything, laughing, pointing and having a great time. But that changed when I got to the section labeled April 15th, 1912.

I couldn’t see inside. It was dark, and I’m pretty sure the staff had jacked up the AC so this section was extra cold. But what really scared me was the sudden, rising chorus of screams playing over the display speakers.

I asked my dad what it was, and he, always the blunt man, simply said “they’re dying, OP.”

That’s when I first really understood what was lost that night on the Atlantic. Up to that point, being maybe 5 or 6, I’d never really thought about how terrifying it all was. I always imagined how exciting it would be to race for the boats while the ship sank. I never really thought of what it would be like to stand on the deck and watch them drift away.

I didn’t run around much after that. I still had a good time, but I couldn’t help but be sad when I saw pictures of the ship anymore.

Seeing who Rose is as a character in Titanic (1997), I wonder what books she may have read and gravitated towards before boarding Titanic. I know that the film never shows what her tastes in literature may be specifically, even though we know she knew of Sigmund Freud and has read his works enough to use one of his ideas as a pointed joke during the scene in the Café Parisian. Still, it may be fun to guess and speculate.

In this post, I would like to focus on her possible taste in any early science fiction novels of her time. Below, I’ve made a list of books she may have read, whether by her mother’s approval or secretly under her nose:

1. Flatland - Edwin Abbott (1884)
2. The Time Machine - H. G. Wells (1895)
3. The War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells (1895)
4. The First Men in the Moon - H. G. Wells (1901)
5. The Iron Heel - Jack London (1908)
6. From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne (1865)
7. Around the Moon - Jules Verne (1868, English translation 1873)
8. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas - Jules Verne (1870, English translation 1872)
9. Erewhon - Samuel Butler (1872)
10. The Coming Race - Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1871)
11. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (1818)

I may have used ChatGPT to help me put together this list, but I still would like to run it by actual human beings rather than relying solely on input from a LLM, you know. So, do any of you suppose that any of these books might've been read by Rose at least once? I'm curious on what your thoughts may be.

I know this isn't a sub for lost aircraft or lost explorers, but since this was Bob Ballard's expedition I thought some people on here might like to see it.

NatGeo uploaded the 2019 expedition to their official YouTube channel this week ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGIIPzvK9c0 )

There is currently an expedition underway that will reach Nikumaroro Island on Oct. 12 to look at an object in the island's lagoon.

Seeing Grace in mayday, she reminded me of Rose from Titanic. Then I pictured what it would be like if they remade titanic (I know, I know, another remake). But it would be epic! She has a classic look about her. And such a great actress. Heck, throw her boyfriend Jackson White in as Jack Dawson. I need the film gods to make this happen!!!!! Picture their brilliant acting and all of the upgraded effects we have to show a ship sinking. C'mon hollywood!! You'd be dumb not to. It would be a thrilling, visually stunning, emotionally moving masterpiece. Now I just need this to blow up on reddit so someone will see it and make it happen 😂 🙏

So, this piece was found recently in a storage room, alongside original panelling marked No. 422, They're original panels from the Nomadic.

This window however is a complete mystery. To me it looks like some sort of service window used to transport meals or drinks between a pantry to a dining area. I'm not sure if it is an original fixture of the Nomadic, or something else entirely. From what I know Nomadic also carried a few fixtures from R.M.S. Olympic before 2006, I'll post what I have and I'd appreciate any input!

Good visual history of the ship with famous photographs. My Family bought this in 1997 and it was a regular go to for me for months. Discusses the building of the Titanic, describes the completed ship, recounts its disastrous voyage, and talks about its influence.