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Offline flight17

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100 Years ago Tonight...
« on: April 14, 2012, 03:25:40 PM »
100 years ago at this moment, Titanic has 5 hours and 15 minutes until striking the Iceburg and only 7 hours and 55min until slipping under the ocean.

Its hard to believe its been that long ago and yet we still have issues that plagued Titanic happening to modern day ships.
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2012, 05:43:46 PM »
Quote from: flight17 on April 14, 2012, 03:25:40 PM
we still have issues that plagued Titanic happening to modern day ships.

Like stupidity and complete ignorance of the consequences for poor choices?
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2012, 06:05:40 PM »
Quote from: Delirium on April 14, 2012, 05:43:46 PM
Like stupidity and complete ignorance of the consequences for poor choices?
sure but we will always have that as long as humans are in charge, but i was thinking more along the lines of the basics that could have been learned from the titcanic but werent...

Like how emergency drills were never done at the begining of the cruise. It has taken two sinkings to finally mandate the evacuation drill be done prior to even leaving port.
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2012, 06:19:56 PM »
RIP Jack Dawson
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2012, 06:23:04 PM »
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2012, 06:29:41 PM »
Quote from: Vulcan on April 14, 2012, 06:19:56 PM
RIP Jack Dawson
come back Jack! JACK! JACK COME BACK!! JAAAAAAACCCKKKKKKK
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2012, 07:31:08 PM »
One Hour and Ten Minutes from now, the Titanic will be doomed.
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2012, 08:14:43 PM »
100 years ago at this point, Jack and Rose are getting it on in the stutabaker lol :bhead
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2012, 08:40:00 PM »
Titanic has struck the iceberg. She has two hours and forty minutes to remain afloat. The Destiny of over 1500 souls has been set in stone.  :salute
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2012, 08:46:29 PM »
Quote from: flight17 on April 14, 2012, 08:14:43 PM
100 years ago at this point, Jack and Rose are getting it on in the stutabaker lol :bhead
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2012, 08:50:35 PM »
PBS had a nice documentary about it last night
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2012, 09:03:01 PM »
Either way, a sad event. 
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2012, 09:03:06 PM »
Quote from: Meatwad on April 14, 2012, 08:50:35 PM
PBS had a nice documentary about it last night
There have been quite a few new documentaries that have been shown in the last week. James Cameron had one that was two hours long, and there have been two others that i have watched that were both new. There is a miniseries on right now on ABC, but im confused with it as i turned it on 2 hours into the 3 hour opener...
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2012, 09:05:27 PM »
147 years ago today Lincoln was shot, and 42 years ago Apollo 13 wasnt sure they were going to make it home.
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Re: 100 Years ago Tonight...
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2012, 11:21:40 PM »
Watched a night to remember on TCM, man that brings me back so many years
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