[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

I bet you never thought your post would generate this much traffic

I can honestly say I didn't..... :-)

[re_nortex]

Fully recognizing that I'm responsible for a number of posts in the thread you started, I find it fascinating that Titanic continues to draw so much interest. Certainly none of us were alive at the time nor do many (any?) of us have firsthand experience with relatives aboard that fateful journey.

I've long thought that much of the continued interest is due its representation of man's hubris. “This ship in unsinkable, even God Himself can’t sink it!” is part of the lore (whether those words were actually uttered or printed is part of the ongoing debate). In any event, the supreme confidence, bordering on arrogance, is part of the intrigue that has captivated many through the years.