Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours

[k_buddy762]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy6gjwd0g6o


A detailed analysis of a full-sized digital scan of the Titanic has revealed new insight into the doomed liner's final hours.

The exact 3D replica shows the violence of how the ship ripped in two as it sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 - 1,500 people lost their lives in the disaster.

The scan provides a new view of a boiler room, confirming eye-witness accounts that engineers worked right to the end to keep the ship's lights on.

And a computer simulation also suggests that punctures in the hull the size of A4 pieces of paper led to the ship's demise.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. A fascinating look at this huge tragedy. nt

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I would love to see that.

[PatSeg]

3. Fascinating, thanks for posting

Welcome to DU!

[Mr.Bee]

4. History shows again and again

How nature points out the folly of men
Godzilla

[lastlib]

13. Recc'd for BOC reference!

[calimary]

5. Welcome to DU, k_buddy762!

Glad you’re here!

I learn something new every day, here.

[livetohike]

6. Welcome to DU! Thanks for posting this

interesting article .

[SamKnause]

7. What are A4 pieces of paper ???

[SCantiGOP]

8. I assume that is a typo

But I had the same question.

[SamKnause]

9. It was in the article as well. I thought maybe it was something I never heard of. Thanks.

[Cirsium]

10. A4 is a common paper size

"Standard paper sizes like ISO A4 are widely used all over the world today. This text explains the ISO 216 paper size system and the ideas behind its design."

A4 is used for letters, magazines, forms, catalogs, laser printer and copying machine output.

International standard paper sizes

[SamKnause]

12. Thank you.

I love to learn something new everyday.

[LearnedHand]

14. A4 is also how the British refer to what we would call an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper

Not quite the equivalent size but it's their writing-tablet sized paper.

[ShazzieB]

11. Thanks for this!

I just forwarded the link to my husband. He's watched just about every TV documentary on the Titanic ever made (exaggerating but only a little), and I know he'll want to see this one!