re: I’ve been stuck in a Wikipedia hole all day about the sinking of the RMS Titanic

“Don’t stand under that icicle. It could fall and kill you.”

Don’t worry. I dropped an ice cube on my head and it didn’t do anything.

“Watch out for that avalanche!”

Have no fear. I dumped some shaved ice on my head. No injuries.

The iceberg thought to have been hit by Titanic, photographed on the morning of 15 April 1912. Note the dark spot just along the berg's waterline, which was described by onlookers as a smear of red paint

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which was described by onlookers as a smear of red paint

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looks grey/black to me

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Note the dark spot just along the berg's waterline, which was described by onlookers as a smear of red paint

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Described by sane people as "a shadow."

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smear of red paint

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Looks an awful lot like the burn spot. Maybe there was a fire in the coal storage of the iceberg too.

That iceberg reminds me of this.

More and more I'm leaning towards this notion that the extensive coal fire that occurred in one of Titanic's coal bunkers was hot enough to compromise the integrity of the hull's construction.

I lean that way because of what we know about Titanic's sister ship, Olympic. Olympic had a long life and its hull was stressed and challenged many times over the years of its life. Olympic was finally scrapped after decades of service, that included wartime service.

Huge mistake to scrap Olympic. Can you imagine the money that people would pay to cruise on the TWIN sister ship of Titanic? I would pay tree-fiddy.

I can’t tell if he was trolling or not. Maybe hail damage on cars are part of this conspiracy too.

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Ice did a good job of fricking up this car

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Could be strong winds?