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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Hawkmoon on May 14, 2021, 10:59:40 AM
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In China: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/huge-titanic-replica-to-open-as-chinese-tourist-destination
Interesting. I wonder if he'll make back his investment.
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Years ago there were plans on building an actual cruise ship replica of the Titanic. I don't think that ever got off the ground.
This appears to be a land-locked tourist attraction that will never sail. Atleast they won't have to worry about lifeboat capacity if the project goes under ..... [popcorn]
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Atleast they won't have to worry about lifeboat capacity if the project goes under ..... [popcorn]
Where's this thing in relationship to The Three Gorges Dam?
Checked: Darned it
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If it is installed in a lagoon or similar, they should have a few fiberglass icebergs floating around.
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If it is installed in a lagoon or similar, they should have a few fiberglass icebergs floating around.
Think bigger. Tow in real icebergs.
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Seems eminently do-able as compared to what passes for a "cruise ship" today.
(https://malcolmoliver.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/2020-08-20-1.png)
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Beep Beep
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Seems eminently do-able as compared to what passes for a "cruise ship" today.
(https://malcolmoliver.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/2020-08-20-1.png)
Cruise liners are designed to stay in coastal waters and other sheltered places. Titanic was an ocean liner built rugged enough for heavy seas out in deep waters. There is significantly greater material investment in the ocean liners because of the structural requirements.
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Beep Beep
You forgot the Samuel L Jackson inflection.
Beep Beep, Mother *expletive deleted*ers.
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Titanic will forever be a monument-reminder to designers to never be too arrogant.
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Titanic will forever be a monument-reminder to designers to never be too arrogant.
Also in training your crew properly concerning their ship and damage control.
1: even with the undersized rudder they probably would have dodged if they hadn't given throttle orders that deprived the rudder of all turning authority.
2: the form of damage incurred is easily ameliorated with simple shoring components that were readily available; you don't have to stop all the leaking, just obstructing most of it so the pumps can keep up is enough.
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Cruise liners are designed to stay in coastal waters and other sheltered places. Titanic was an ocean liner built rugged enough for heavy seas out in deep waters. There is significantly greater material investment in the ocean liners because of the structural requirements.
Someone forgot the material investment in lifeboats for the Titanic. Maybe it should have been a coastal cruise liner ..... [tinfoil] [popcorn]
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Someone forgot the material investment in lifeboats for the Titanic. Maybe it should have been a coastal cruise liner ..... [tinfoil] [popcorn]
Then they would just drown in sight of the coast.
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They bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into.......
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They bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into.......
:laugh:
I thought about adding the last part, but someone who never saw that movie wouldn't understand.
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Movie?
Did someone live stream the sinking?
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Movie?
Did someone live stream the sinking?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn0WdJx-Wkw