tbh i think i'd rather be in water and get over with it as soon as possible, heh that was quite retarded
Actually, as I understand it that was one of the factors leading up to the crash. Supposedly, it was a very calm night, so there was little to no water breaking on the icebergs. That made it difficult for the watchmen to see the ice before it was too late. Anybody more familiar with history want to debunk that? -monkey
It was a really calm night, no moon, so spotting an iceberg would be tough. the order to turn was given too late, so if titanic would've rammed it head on, 2 compartments damaged up front, not 6 along the side.
But bear in mind the ship wasn't sailing through Arctic waters; 41º 46'N is about the latitude of Spain. Though admittedly a hell of a lot colder than Spain on that side of the Atlantic in mid-April. Icebergs travel a long way from the calving grounds, but they're melting as they go. The Titanic's had drifted around 1000 miles south of the bottom of Greenland.
The water may not be colder (as it takes so long to heat up it may have been cold then got warmer, and the sea wouldnt neccessarily reflect this yet) but its certainly better to be OUT of it as specified previously, you get alot colder alot faster
You also need to take into account, the Speed at which Titanic was sailing at, also, as i watched an interesting program on Titanic called Seconds from Disaster on National Geographic, they concluded that the sinking of the Titanic was caused by several Factors, 2 of which have already been mentioned, the 3rd reason is due to the quality of the Material that was used to build her. It boiled down to the Rivets used and metal fatigue. And to answer the threads title directly. It sank!! Sam
Possible, but unlikely. While alcohol is a fairly concentrated form of energy (so the body can make a good bit of heat with that energy), it also brings the blood to the surface of the body, and so makes you get far colder far far faster. Ingesting alcohol when there's a risk of hypothermia or similar is one of the worst things one can do.
it was the chef i think, when they said abandon ship he started drinking, it was claimed he swam around for 3 hours before being picked up.
A lof of it seems to be psychological. People live because they believe they will or die because they give up. I'm not sure how it works, but drunks also seem to be incredibly durable.
I think it is more about being fueled up with enough carbo-hydrates to allow him to swim around and stay warm through this exercise until he was picked up. Blood vessel dilation caused by the alcohol also kept his extremities warm enough to keep working.
lets remember that the ship sank in April. what is the average temp in april where she sank? the water can be cold where as the air is warmer. sort of like my vacation in the bahamas. the temp was a warm 89F with a 68F breeze blowing in keeping it quite comfortable. but I do not know about the temps there in April. here in April the temps are warm since it is spring for us.
