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re: If you were a passanger on the Titanic, how would you have reacted?
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:01 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:01 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
First, take deep breaths and allow reality to set in. Then try to take advantage of any situation that I find that I think would give me an opportunity to survive. In that moment, I think that's all you can really do.
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Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:24 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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What would you have done to survive??
I'd go up to the bottom. Definitely don't go down to the top.
Oh, wait...
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:29 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
Poseiden Adventure is an EXCELLENT movie.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:31 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I would have said I identified as a female and got in one of the life boats with the other women and children.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:39 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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What would you have done to survive??
Pushed that bitch off the door
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:40 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Pretended I was Billy Zane.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:42 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. Traveling back from a winter in Europe, mostly spent at Cape Martin in southern France, Isidor and his wife were passengers on the Titanic when, at about 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, it hit an iceberg. Once it was clear the Titanic was sinking, Ida refused to leave Isidor and would not get into a lifeboat without him.[16] According to friend and Titanic survivor Colonel Archibald Gracie IV, when he offered to ask an officer if Isidor could enter a lifeboat with Ida, Isidor refused to be made an exception while women and children were still on board, while Ida is reported to have said, "I will not be separated from my husband. As we have lived, so we will die, together."
People like this just don’t exist anymore
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:44 pm to glassman
quote:Time to go!
Hang out with the band and get hammered.
Lay on the bed listening to Pink Floyd's Comfortably numb, until water makes the headphones start skipping.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:46 pm to OldmanBeasley
quote:You funny as hell, Mr. Beasley.
Anything it took. It’s a dog eat dog world and Oldmanbeasley’s got that dog in him.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:52 pm to Pelican fan99
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Yep. I work around the water up in that area. You are fricked if you get in the water without proper protection which none of them would have. In just a matter of minutes you lose all body function
Also the seas are almost always rough so anything you try to stay afloat on better be solid
+1 it's also pitch-black out there.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:54 pm to Deep Purple Haze
Rose would have a brand new a-hole if I was Jack. I would’ve fricked her in the water while everyone else was freezing.
This post was edited on 4/16/24 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 4/16/24 at 8:57 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Posted on 4/16/24 at 9:26 pm to deltaland
quote:quote:
we will die, together."
People like this just don’t exist anymore
Small wonder.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 9:28 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I would’ve built an island out of deck chairs, mattresses, tables, etc. There was plenty of shite on that boat that would float.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 9:30 am to SquatchDawg
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I would’ve built an island out of deck chairs, mattresses, tables, etc. There was plenty of shite on that boat that would float.
So I googled the time from impact to sink and it was 2 hours and 40 minutes. However, most people on board really had about 2 hours notice before sinking, with the last 30 minutes being incredibly rough with the ship starting to shift and crack.
That is enough time to rip some curtains and tie a bunch of wooden furniture together. But I'm sure they all thought there were enough boats.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 9:37 am to deathvalleyfreak43
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If you were a passanger on the Titanic, how would you have reacted?
Posted on 4/17/24 at 9:56 am to deathvalleyfreak43
I would've made my own luck
Posted on 4/17/24 at 10:14 am to tigerfan84
I would identify as a child by donning a colorful propeller hat while holding a giant-arse lollipop. I would pinch my cheeks until they turn red and whine that my mommy was on another lifeboat.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 10:14 am to deathvalleyfreak43
The key to this scenario is knowing what’s going on. Therefore, if I really know this boat is sinking and that I have 2+ hours to come up with something, I think I can survive. I would assume there would be some sort of barrel on the ship that could be emptied and made into a raft tied to a wood frame (oars?) with rope or sheets. A couple of steamer trucks full of life preservers would also make the base of a decent raft. Getting it into the water in one piece and then getting into water myself would be tricky but I like my chances.
Again, this all assumes I know the story of the sinking of the boat and the timeframe. Otherwise, I think I would be kind of screwed.
Again, this all assumes I know the story of the sinking of the boat and the timeframe. Otherwise, I think I would be kind of screwed.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 9:30 pm to No Colors
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It took 2 hours 40 minutes to sink. Once it was obvious, you would have had at least an hour, maybe as much as 90 minutes, to build something. Find some tools. Rip off some doors. Lash together some deck chairs, mattresses, whatever you can find. An hour is a long time if you're at least somewhat handy and it's a life or death situation. Smoking a cigarette and listening to the band seems silly
This! There was probably so much stuff on that ship that could’ve floated. Recently was thinking what a shame it is they didn’t have all these foam mattresses back in 1912. Old time mattresses probably sank like a rock, but one would think today’s foam mattresses could possibly float. Especially on perfectly calm seas like the ones they encountered that fateful night.
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 9:31 pm
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