ThreeChordWonder
Senior Stratmaster
Mercifully, ahem, death from hypothermia would have happened in 2 to 3 minutes at those temperatures.
If the Titanic went down today.
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stratman323
Dr. Stratster
Before we have too much of a laugh about all this, we should remember that around 1500 people died when Titanic sank. Not exactly the funniest news story ever.
Stu78
Senior Stratmaster
Some believe it was the sisrer ship Olympic that sank after it had been swapped out for Titanic in some mad insurance scam.
stratman323
Dr. Stratster
I read that book - Riddle Of The Titanic. It wasn't exactly convincing. By the end of the book I wasn't even sure that the author believed his own theory.
nifnof70
Senior Stratmaster
Surely, no one would call for help…
ThreeChordWonder
Senior Stratmaster
That's an old legend, widely debunked.
ThreeChordWonder
Senior Stratmaster
Agreed, but as with most disasters, we Brits, especially, deal with such things with a lot of gallows humor.
92 Fiesta Red 62
Senior Stratmaster
If it were today, Leo wouldn’t have been with Kate. She’s too old for him now.
muttonbuster
Senior Stratmaster
Well they aren't all morons. Take this guy. He even worked out the parallax positioning just right so he appeared to be holding up the stern. Saving lives. I sure hope he did a livestream and got a $10K check from Google for monetizing his apparent selfless act.
Strat Jacket
Senior Stratmaster
A truly tragic story. In the past I've done more than a little research on it.
There are reliable reports of some surviving much longer. That link I posted above was quite the read if all accurate. Short answer: it depends.
Mohlman
Senior Stratmaster
Yes, so I gathered..
According to James Cameron's 1997 Titanic movie, at least, they did call out for help - The communications officer sent a message, and the nearest ship was something like 4 hours away. They also apparently had mortar fireworks they set off, but those may have been hard to see from ships far enough away.
ThreeChordWonder
Senior Stratmaster
I dont argue that it's not possible some well insulated (naturally or by clothing) may have.
During my oil and gas industry offshore survival training, however, I was told my life expectancy if I fell overboard into the North Sea (28 to 40 Fahrenheit range depending on how far north and what time of year) was four minutes in normal clothing, 45 minutes in an immersion (helicopter survival) suit. And that's IF the gasp reflex on entering the water didn't immediately drown me. I very much doubt the passengers or crew had gone through offshore survival training or had immersion suits.
The Wiki on that notes it in some detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic#Sinking
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Too soon?
92 Fiesta Red 62
Senior Stratmaster
Yeah, it’s only been 110 years…
SailOn
Strat-Talk Member
Tempest, Bob Dylan's 14 minute version of the sinking. Lyrics included.
Green Craig
Senior Stratmaster
*sees thread title on New Post feed*
It's gonna be a Boomer cell-phone joke isn't it?
*opens thread*
Yep.
It's gonna be a Boomer cell-phone joke isn't it?
*opens thread*
Yep.
