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Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Mon Apr 16, '12, 3:18 am

Observances of The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic!

http://news.yahoo.com/prayers-silence-m ... 59396.html


Could there still be bodies in the wreckage??

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/scien ... s-say.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/sto ... 54287488/1
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Re: Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby myau56 » Mon Apr 16, '12, 9:58 pm

I'm just watching a documentary on french TV about this anniversary : in fact it's
I've already read a file in a history magazine I recieved in my mailbox (I'm a subscriber) for this anniversary too. Very interestin.
And during my famous week-end, we just play the Kung-Fu Chaos game with a fight which took place on a sort of Titanic model ! And just on saturday, just 100 years after...
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Re: Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby Thoul » Tue Apr 17, '12, 5:17 am

I can't get the articles to load for some reason, but I doubt there are still any bodies - aside from bones - left in the remains of the Titanic after all this time. The only way I could see it happening is if some people were caught in an airtight room when the ship went down. If such a chamber existed and wasn't breached during the sinking, it could possibly still preserve some remains.
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Re: Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby myau56 » Tue Apr 17, '12, 8:05 am

But the boat, 100 years later, is "starting" to deteriorate a lot so... I don't think it'll be possible to find some bodies anymore...Even with an airtight room I think but maybe one day an expedition will try to find this ?
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Re: Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Tue Apr 17, '12, 11:39 am

Thoul wrote:I can't get the articles to load for some reason,


Sorry you were having trouble seeing the articles. I tried the links again and they seem to be working fine for me. Hope you will be able to see it later somehow.

As far as the bodies go, I kinda doubt there are any after 100 years, but there may be some type of remains that could be examined or something, but after this long and the circumstances of the ships sinking, etc., probably best to just leave things as they are. Jmho.
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Re: Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby myau56 » Tue Apr 17, '12, 8:46 pm

Me too, I can read the articles so it's kinda strange ! :)
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Re: Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby Thoul » Wed Apr 18, '12, 12:50 am

Yeah, I agree, it would be best to just leave the ship and any remains where they are now. After being underwater for a hundred years, the remaining structure of the ship can't be too stable. If someone goes poking around in it without great care, more lives could be lost. Plus, I'm sure the local ecosystem has probably moved into the wreckage and settled in long ago. There's no telling what kind of damage the plant and animal life of the area might suffer from meddling.
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Re: Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby tilinelson2 » Sat Apr 21, '12, 4:15 pm

I know Titanic was a remarkable (and shocking) story, but I think the aura surrounding it outgrown its historical importance. Surely there is no point in keep probing the remaints of the ship, nothing useful will surface from that.
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Re: Titanic 100th anniversary

Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Thu Apr 16, '15, 7:07 am

Yesterday, April 15th, was the anniversary of the sinking of the great ship Titanic. I think this was something like the 103 anniversary or something close to that. The Titanic has always been a fascinating subject whether you view it as a movie, a documentary, or even perhaps as an upcoming video game:

http://time.com/3822688/8-bit-titanic/

Remembering all those who lost their lives on this sad occasion. :tombstone:
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