After she sank the city where Titanic was built had a slogan: "She was alright when she left here"

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http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,823806,00.html

03/26/2012

Belfast Commemorates Titanic

Disaster Ship Remembered in City that Built It

By Antje Blinda in Belfast

A striking new museum opens this week in Belfast, the birthplace of the ill-fated Titanic luxury ship. Opening a century after the cruise ship slammed into an iceberg, killing 1,500, the exhibition recalls a tragedy which was long taboo in Northern Ireland's former industrial hub. snip

Within a space of 11,000 square meters (118,000 square meters), the exhibition organizers tell the story of the legendary cruise ship. Only a few original objects are on show -- instead, the show aims to impart an impression of the story using all the senses. A "3-D cave" takes visitors on a virtual walk through the engine room, corridors and bridge. Elsewhere, people can experience the height of the scaffolding by ascending in a cage elevator. They can also board a small train that takes them through a reconstruction of Samuel Scott's workplace. The journey through the model shipyard takes five minutes, the carriages rotate and move up and down, passing a huge rudder and projected black and white photos.

The building becomes darker and narrower in "The Sinking" section. The temperature drops and the air is filled with the sound of the fast morse code of the last call for help. The light flickers, conveying a sense of the horror of the tragic night when the Titanic struck an iceberg. snip

For the people of Belfast, the ill-fated steamer was long a taboo. Many locals were crew members, technicians and passengers on the Titanic. The city was left in mourning and people didn't want to be reminded of the disaster. "She was alright when she left here," became the city's stubborn slogan.

[gateley]

1. The subject line reminds me of a joke

A man fell off the top of a skyscraper and someone out on a balcony saw him zooming down toward him and screamed "Are you okay??" and the man shouted back "so far, so good!"

I butcher even the simplest joke, but you get the gist.

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2. She may have been intact while still in port, but far from alright

New research suggests the catastrophic sinking of one of the largest ships ever built was caused by a hidden flaw in its smallest piece as scientists further investigate the century-old mystery of the Titanic.

Scientists specializing in metallurgy say they’ve concluded the Titanic’s fatal flaw was in its rivets.

http://www.csititanic.com/media-abc.php

[jberryhill]

4. It was an inside job

First of all, ice isn't strong enough to cut steel. Think about it. They are saying that an iceberg cut a gash in a steel hull. Go get a piece of ice and try to cut a piece of steel with it. It's not hard enough and the reverse slope of the phase curve makes the ice melt under pressure.

That's why they make skate blades out of steel. The ice won't cut it, but melts under it due to the pressure.

"It doesn't matter how cold it gets, ice doesn't cut steel" -Timothy J. Foecke, material scientist in the metallurgy division at NIST.

[PoliticAverse]

5. Titanic Truther!! n/t

[jberryhill]

6. Ah, but you won't address the scientific facts

There are a lot of YouTube videos which prove I'm right, pal.

[xchrom]

3. Du rec. Nt

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7. then a car hitting an iceberg at 30 mph won't have any dents or bucked metal. wow, let's try it nt

[PoliticAverse]

8. Use a VW Beetle, I hear those float...

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9. "11,000 square meters (118,000 square meters)"

They tout being bilingual as being a plus... well, so it being bi-metric!