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Post by Soutpeel on Apr 19, 2016 14:07:13 GMT 7
Watch The Titanic Sink In Real Time In Eerie Animated Recreation
Attachment DeletedThe Titanic struck an iceberg late at night on April 14, 1912, and sank some 2 hours and 40 minutes later, early on the morning of April 15 — and thanks to this animated recreation, you can watch the whole thing unfold in real time. This simulation includes the iceberg strike, the ship coasting to a halt in the North Atlantic about 20 minutes later, lifeboats being lowered into the water and even scenes of flooding in the interior corridors. Along with showing the ship sinking in real time, the simulation has captions describing what was happening aboard the ship at specific times, as well as anecdotes about some of her passengers. Some 1,500 people — more than two-thirds of the ship’s total population — died when Titanic sank. However, the animation shows no people. It’s as if an empty ship is sinking, which somehow makes it even eerier. Check it out in the clip above, created with Unreal Engine 4 to promote an upcoming game called “Titanic: Honor and Glory.” www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/titanic-sinks-real-time-video_us_571495e8e4b06f35cb6fee00?ir=World§ion=us_world&utm_hp_ref=world
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Post by Soutpeel on Apr 19, 2016 14:10:44 GMT 7
Went to go and see the Titanic relics exhibition tail end of last year, you actually get quite overwhelmed looking at some of the artifacts 1. because they had come from one the most famous maritime disasters/stories ever 2. realising how deep under the sea they had been recovered from 3. realising the scale of lives lost at sea that fateful day
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Post by professorfart on Apr 19, 2016 14:38:47 GMT 7
Quite a chilling animation, especially as the ship slows after the strike with the iceberg seen innocently fading into the distance.
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Post by Soutpeel on Apr 19, 2016 14:56:14 GMT 7
Quite a chilling animation, especially as the ship slows after the strike with the iceberg seen innocently fading into the distance. if you ever come across the exhibition well worth a visit IMHO...the only bit I didn't like was the blatant merchandising when you came out...a bit too tacky for me www.premierexhibitions.com/exhibitions/3/3/titanic-artifact-exhibition
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Post by professorfart on Apr 19, 2016 15:10:53 GMT 7
That sort of thing freaks me out.
I once went on a trip out to the Lusitania sinking grounds off Kinsale, Southern Ireland and that still gives me the heebies, also visited the Lockerbie crash site while passing one year, that didn't half give me the bubblies inside.
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