Comments on: Did Weak Rivets Help Do In The Titanic?

Authors Point To Them As Reason Ship Sank As Quickly As It Did

[jankebenz]

The popping rivet theory is just that, a theory with weak evidence at that. I''ve seen the section of the hull of the titanic displayed at an exhibtion.The rivets showed little sign of popping, even though being subjected to tremendous forces when the ship ripped in halve. The more likely cause of the sinking, was that the ice tore through about 300 feet of plating thereby dooming the ship.Navel engineers have stated that had the titanic struck the iceberg head on, it would not have sunk. In any event, the tragedy was an expensive lesson in marine hazards, and served to improve safety on ocean ships.

[caliengineer]

The fate of the Titanic was sealed when one of the principal investors proclaimed, "Not even God can sink this ship!"

He was wrong.

[spy-vs-spy_]

The Titanic tragedy will always be remembered. The sinking of the titanic is the biggest lesson on what happens when we do not look ahead in life. Its a shipwreck beyond belief. The shipwreck Soul can be found at http colon slash slash www dot pilgrimswaylighted dot blogspot dot com. This site addresses the reason to look ahead in life.

[flajoe1]

Bush is the reincarnation of Captain Smith. Like Smith, Bush has steered us right into an iceberg and once again, there are not enough lifeboats to go around. Funny how history repeats itself. -----

Posted by ontheleft at 03:08 PM

Clinton is the reincarnation of Captain Smith. Like Smith, Clinton has steered us right into an iceberg and once again, there are not enough lifeboats to go around. Funny how history repeats itself.

Obama is the reincarnation of Captain Smith. Like Smith, Obama has steered us right into an iceberg and once again, there are not enough lifeboats to go around. Funny how history repeats itself.

McCain is the reincarnation of Captain Smith. Like Smith, McCain has steered us right into an iceberg and once again, there are not enough lifeboats to go around. Funny how history repeats itself.

[ontheleft]

Bush is the reincarnation of Captain Smith. Like Smith, Bush has steered us right into an iceberg and once again, there are not enough lifeboats to go around. Funny how history repeats itself.

[providence_h]

The Titanic tragedy will always be remembered. The sinking of the titanic is the biggest lesson on what happens when we do not look ahead in life. Its a shipwreck beyond belief. The shipwreck Soul can be found at http colon slash slash www dot pilgrimswaylighted dot blogspot dot com. This site addresses the reason to look ahead in life.

[providence_h]

The sinking of the titanic is the biggest lesson on what happens when we do not look ahead in life. Its a shipwreck beyond belief. The shipwreck Soul can be found at http colon slash slash www dot pilgrimswaylighted dot blogspot dot com. This site addresses the reason to look ahead in life.

[wlmrtpatriot]

Happy Titanic sinking day! The new international Holiday. A paid holiday to stay home and watch Leonardo DiCaprio in a movie I hated. Also national rename a street day--how about Titanic Avenue, Titanic Blvd.Titanic Drive. I''m sure faulty contract work caused this...and gravity.
I am sorry people lost their lives in this tragedy.
Today I suppose is the day to honor these people.
(Not the movie)

[naucoming4u]

Gravity. Not just a good idea,its the law(of Physics)

Posted by IMNHO at 02:01 PM : Apr 19, 2008
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You''ve never seen an 80+ year old woman naked have you?!

[imnho]

Gravity. Not just a good idea,its the law(of Physics)

[naucoming4u]

Cutting corners for the sake of higher profit, ends up killing thousands of innocent people.


Now that''s a headline for the ages!

[flajoe1]

"Did Weak Rivets Help Do In The Titanic?"

No, gravity did in the Titanic!
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Posted by dragonwagon5 at 11:19 AM : Apr 19, 2008

Along with a lot of freaking water!

[aztecdakota]

Dark night, bad vision for the men on watch, Captain trying to break a speed record, and incidently, there was this REALLY BIG ICEBERG, directly in front of them, while they were running at top speed. Can anyone guess what happened? That ship could have been triple riveted, it was doomed, by human error, in the ships'' executive department.

[haoli25]

I am pretty sure that it was ''weak'' acting.

[hypnotoad72]

I''m no expert, but sufficient force applied onto an object would go beyond its ability to withstand pressure.

Even if the rivets had not been bought from a cheaper source, or whatever the conditions may have been at the time, excessive force could have caused enough damage anyway. Icebergs are pretty solid entities; the sort you don''t want to pummel with in your local ocean, or bar.

As were the "design flaws" of the I35W bridge in Minneapolis. Were the rivets or the bridge designed to handle x amount of traffic, including vehicles of y weight at z intervals throughout the day? Between its time of construction and its collapse, several variables changed, and not for the better. But I digress.