• @NatakuNox
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    3410 hours ago

    Technical there was room for two on that door

    • @[email protected]
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      Cameron tested this. There was room for both on the door, but only in a very specific orientation could they both stay dry. And because she was wearing more clothes than he was, even if Jack makes it out of the water, he’s still hypothermic and won’t survive.

      Edit: It’s a NatGeo doc called “Titanic: 25 years later.” They’re in a pool that’s 56 degrees F. You can find it on streaming someplace, but here’s a clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEJph0aIP-U

    • @[email protected]
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      237 hours ago

      Everyone is all “actually it would be impossible” like this bitch did math before telling the guy to go fuck himself.

    • @Zorque
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      128 hours ago

      Only if they both had the knowledge and frame of mind to engi her flotation devices from the life vest rose was wearing. Otherwise the door would have sunk enough for them to freeze to death before rescue came. Provides they knew rescue was coming after a certain time.

      Considering one was a socialite, and the other a freelance artist, and both had just almost been killed multiple times… no, I don’t think they would have had the foresight to come up with the exact scenario that would have saved them both.

      • @NegativeInf
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        1210 hours ago

        Room for 2? Maybe. Buoyancy for 2? No.

          • @qarbone
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            58 hours ago

            I don’t recall the full episode but a few things stood out.

            • it would be cold as hel, so properly strapping a lifevest around some flotsam seems iffy
            • isn’t saltwater more buoyant or is that old fishwife’s tale? Also idk if that test body of water is salty.
          • @Zorque
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            08 hours ago

            Only if they had the knowledge and abilities (and time to come up with a plan) of two people whose job it is to come up with exactly this kind of thing.

            Sure, it was possible. That doesn’t make it probable.

            • Flying Squid
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              57 hours ago

              “Climb on the door” seems like something within their knowledge and abilities.

              • @Zorque
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                17 hours ago

                I take it you didn’t actually watch the mythbusters episode, then. If they both just climbed on the door they would have both died. They would have had to jury-rig a contraption using the life-preserver Rose was wearing to survive… barely.

                • Flying Squid
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                  07 hours ago

                  Did they watch the Mythbusters episode?

                  • @Zorque
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                    27 hours ago

                    Rose and Jack? Probably not.

              • @[email protected]
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                07 hours ago

                It would somewhat undermine the core of their narrative being a tragedy within a larger tragedy though.

                • Flying Squid
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                  I mean there were other ways of doing that without making it look like she just didn’t let him on the door.