Two more days are left until it makes its grand debut at New York City Comic Con. I hope at least one of you is attending. We need pictures in person with this masterpiece!
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When I was a kid, I really loved the idea of exploring sunken ships and lost treasure, so the idea of the titanic was fun playground for my imagination to run rampant through.
So, when my local museum opened an exhibit on the disaster, you can bet I begged for my parents to take me to see it. I was so excited to see it. I felt like I was going on some adventure. But then I actually got there.
At first, it was a bunch of set pieces designed to imitate the cabins, decks and compartments aboard the ship with a smattering of artifacts and displays. I was running around to see everything, laughing, pointing and having a great time. But that changed when I got to the section labeled April 15th, 1912.
I couldn’t see inside. It was dark, and I’m pretty sure the staff had jacked up the AC so this section was extra cold. But what really scared me was the sudden, rising chorus of screams playing over the display speakers.
I asked my dad what it was, and he, always the blunt man, simply said “they’re dying, OP.”
That’s when I first really understood what was lost that night on the Atlantic. Up to that point, being maybe 5 or 6, I’d never really thought about how terrifying it all was. I always imagined how exciting it would be to race for the boats while the ship sank. I never really thought of what it would be like to stand on the deck and watch them drift away.
I didn’t run around much after that. I still had a good time, but I couldn’t help but be sad when I saw pictures of the ship anymore.
This year marks 20 years since I got this book at my kindergarten book fair. It was the book that introduced me to Titanic and started my life long interest in it. It’s crazy to think that it’s been 2 decades.
Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that Alexander Carlisle or Harland & Wolff recommended to the White Star Line that more lifeboats should be fitted. What they did do is provide a new Welin davit design which would enable them to carry more lifeboats in the future, if the regulations changed. They also provided four additional semi collapsible boats for each ship. Comparing the number of lifeboats shown on the ‘Design “D”‘ concept which the White Star Line approved in July 1908 with Titanic as completed in April 1912, the number of lifeboats increased from 16 to 20.
I went to vegas specifically to see the museum (i still dont understand why of all places it's in vegas) the artefacts are fascinating
They have a fully built replica staircase but you cant take pictures due to "copy right laws" but you can pay for picture to be taken
Some pics attached
My inner child was geeking out so hard!!! I’ve loved the story of the titanic since I was a kid so seeing this was a dream come true! Definitely recommend to anyone who visits Vegas!
It was really funny to have people call the empress of ireland a relatively unknown wreck when it was literally the second shipwreck I ever learned about.
Ismay was the chairman of the White Star Line, the tycoon that owned the RMS Titanic. I think a lot of his hate is fueled by the 'captain goes down with the ship' ideology.
Of course, he wasn't the captain of the Titanic, but culturally, Ismay was viewed as the 'co-captain' of the voyage. While Smith chose to go down with the Titanic, Ismay stepped into Collapsible Lifeboat C on the starboard side.
He made it out alive, but his life ended the moment he stepped off of the Titanic.
His reputation would go on to be brutally butchered by public media. He was forced into isolation by the common and upper crowd alike, having to survive with trauma, survivor's guilt, and extreme hate.
Even today, his image is made to be some sort of 'meme'. The trademark of coward captain.
It's human nature to put oneself first. Had anybody advocating against him been in that situation (which, I'm sure, most of them can't even fathom) they'd have done worse to live. I don't get the Bruce Ismay hate. Unless you willingly blocked something that could've many others survive/harmed others in any way, then you putting your life first is ENTIRELY justified- which Ismay didn't even do. He actually spent hours loading lifeboats, and only got into the last one on that side (when there were no other passengers in sight). No person with rational thinking would've chosen to face a cold, horrible death for pure symbolic reasons.
Cameron's Titanic also really fueled the modern hate. I feel like his image could've been cleared largely by now. Just another reason I won't be watching the Titanic anytime soon. If you make a movie on a real historical event, then don't demonize real, historic characters who faced trauma. Actually, my wording is completely wrong here. These are not your characters. These are real people who faced enough hate to fill up eight times of your whole fucking existence. That seriously pisses me off. Anybody who shit talks a man should do their research first.
It's easy to run your mouth when you're sitting in a warm, cozy room, reading the news or watching the T.V. Public figures who push forward hate against people who've survived tragedies should be put in those same situations.
Then we'll see who sinks with their ship.
Hi all, I have a five year old son who is currently very interested in the Titanic. We’ve borrowed almost every book about it in the kids section of the library, watched documentaries, all the things
His current question that I don’t know the answer to is how much of the stern (in feet) was sticking up out of the water right before the final plunge, as depicted in the last panel of this image.
Did You Know About the Reward for Carpathia‘s Crew?
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300 pounds just to end up scammed