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MertIs
1 year ago

Well, that with “unsinkable” was rather skillful marketing. People could hardly imagine his mighty colossus would just fall. In addition, there were waterproof bulkheads which was not standard.

But it’s important to me to complain, at the time they weren’t stupid. Of course, engineers, etc., or generally everyone with some expertise knew that the ship, like any other, also, naturally sink can. Only it was considered extremely unlikely.

This “unsinkable” was not a physical-technical statement but a marketing statement. Of course, at the time, they knew that she was not really “ussinkable”.

ClemenzlordBiden
1 year ago

She was considered particularly safe.

The double hulls also had other ships, but they were quite excellent at the Titanic.

Also use nix.

SeniorSteward
1 year ago

Double hull? Titanic? Where’s that written?

ClemenzlordBiden
1 year ago
Reply to  SeniorSteward

The chambers.

This is also called a double hull

MagicDeSpell
1 year ago

The chambers, say Scots, are not a double hull. On the contrary. The Titanic had no double hull and the bulkheads only reached the E Deck or F Deck. The water eventually ran over the gravel.

SeniorSteward
1 year ago

Because of the bulkheads and segments. No one had expected that so many segments could be damaged that water could flow into all chambers above.

Flughafenchef
1 year ago

“The Titanic was made of iron! I assure you she can and she will! This is a mathematical certainty!”

– designer Thomas Andrews

DrSommer420
1 year ago

The hull of the Titanic was built from many individual chambers. Even if you had a hole, only one single chamber would have been full and you could still have gone further.

Unfortunately, the iceberg slit the entire hull.

LG. Oli

Thaumaturg
1 year ago

She was very stable. A frontal collision with the iceberg would have prevailed.

Hamburger02
1 year ago

This was sold to the public at the time, although professionals knew very well that Titanic could also sink, although they thought it was unlikely.

Similarly, it is with the nuclear power that the nuclear lobby wants to make us believe it is safe. Professionals know very well that a pal is never to be ruled out, no matter what you are constructing and asserting.

ThomasWeuster
1 year ago

They just believed what they were told.

It’s still like this today – “Rente is safe too.” You’ve never been informed about the height.

Hummingbird666
1 year ago
Reply to  ThomasWeuster

😂😂👍

Blablada666
1 year ago

Because there was no such thing

verreisterNutzer
1 year ago

They thought she was very safe.

JMC01
1 year ago

What do you mean “safe”? That was marketing. Great commercial with many superlatives. That’s all.