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Later that year, the Titanic made its maiden voyage (the maidens were to be delivered to Afghanistan to be sold into slavery. It is thought that the fact that Afghanistan is land-locked may have contributed to the ship's demise). The voyage took it past the Bermuda Triangle (often thought to have caused the downfall of Vanilla Ice), which is known for its abundance of crayfish. These crayfish eat plankton, krill, the occasional local native, and manganese nodules which are found on the seabed. Manganese is a ferromagnetic substance, which is why most of the crayfish are magnetised (this is why you find them in large conga lines at the bottom of the ocean). Occasionally, these lines of crayfish double back on themselves, and create loops.
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The story of James Cameron's "Titanic" begins in the present day, with an investigation of the wreck by a salvage team lead by Brock Lovett ("Game over man, game over" Bill Paxton). Lovett is in search of the "Heart of the Ocean", a 56 carat diamond that reputedly went down with the Titanic, and is worth more than the Hope Diamond if found. The search through the watery mausoleum (utilizing actual documentary footage that Cameron shot in the wreck), Lovett finds a sketch of a woman wearing the diamond the day before the ship sank.
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In 1898, 14 years before the Titanic made her maiden voyage, Morgan Robertson published a fictitious book entitled, FUTILITY: The Wreck of the Titan. This was the story of an "unsinkable" massive ocean liner, which like the Titanic, was crossing the Atlantic Ocean (traveling from America to England) in that same month of April, with 3,000 people on board. Trying to cross the ocean in record time, it too struck an iceberg (near midnight) and sank. Not only were the ships’ names very similar, but most on board ... perished simply because there was a lack of lifeboats (only 13 survived).
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There is speculation that if Titanic had not altered its course but reversed its engines and had run head-on into the iceberg, the damage would only have affected the first or first two compartments. The ship had three propellers; reciprocating steam engines drove the outboard propellers, and a steam turbine drove the centre propeller. The reciprocating engines were reversible, but the turbine was not; ... reversing the rotation was not instantaneous and may not have been possible in the short time between sighting and impact.[50]
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At the time of the Titanic's sinking there were conflicting reports as to whether the ship broke up at the surface or sank intact. All of the ship's surviving officers said the Titanic sank intact. A number of passengers... said that the ship broke up at the surface. Earlier expeditions established that the ship was in two pieces on the ocean floor, but some experts had theorized that the ship broke up on its way to the bottom. There was even a claim that there might be a third piece.
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Click here to learn about the birth of the Titanic and how its key players made it happen, from daring design to its immense creation in the shipyards of Dublin, Ireland. Uncover how the Titanic most likely hit the infamous iceberg through animated video. See rare pictures taken by passengers and witnesses of the ship's incredible maiden and final voyage. Then, watch amazing video of the survivors and crew that persevered and moved on to rebuild their lives after the catastrophe.
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