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Did a solar flare sink the Titanic? Study suggests space weather may have been responsible for tragedy
meaww ^ | 09/16/2020 | Mihika Basu

Posted on 09/16/2020 7:36:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The geomagnetic storm that resulted in the disturbances recorded during the night could have affected the compasses of nearby ships, she emphasizes. “If Titanic’s compass error were only 0.5°, she would have been off her course for around 9 m over 1 km of the run. This apparently insignificant error could have made the difference between colliding with the iceberg and avoiding it..."

The other impact of the geomagnetic storm upon the Titanic rescue operation was wireless communication. According to the report, the Titanic used the ship frequency of 500kHz to send distress messages, a wavelength of 600 meter but could switch to 1000kHz. The researcher explains that geomagnetic storms may disrupt wireless communication through the addition of electric charge to the “D regions of the ionosphere, about 80-90 km in altitude, and corresponding to the lower level of the aurora.” This effect may enhance distant communication due to wave reflection, but absorption occurs at higher frequencies, and further radio static and interference may occur near the aurora, reveals analysis.

“On the night of April 14/15, 1912, communication problems were reported. The Baltic Marconi operators described the radio signals as ‘freaky.’ A few Marconi operators working in the area of the disaster reported atmospherics and weak signals. The Baltic could not hear the transmissions by the Mount Temple but had no difficulties communicating with Virginia, which was farther away,” ... When the Mount Temple responded to the Titanic’s SOS, for example, Titanic’s Marconi operator Jack Phillips did not get the call, he only knew that somebody was calling. Another steamer the La Provence could not hear the Titanic while she had no difficulties hearing the Olympic, which was around 500miles (around 800km) farther away than the Titanic was.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; bebritish; carringtonevent; catastrophism; cme; coronalmassejection; everymanforhimself; godsgravesglyphs; science; sida; solarflare; titanic
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To: caww

Titanic In Five Seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuSdU8tbcHY


41 posted on 09/16/2020 8:47:01 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

It was Capitalism pure and simple. The Marconi operator didn’t deliver the last (and most serious) iceberg warning to the Captain, due to all the business deal telegrams that took precedent.


42 posted on 09/16/2020 8:56:43 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: abigkahuna

Excellent explanation. Thanks.


43 posted on 09/16/2020 8:59:17 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("Black Lives Matter" becomes "Terse TV Blackmail"..... #AnagramsNeverLie)
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To: GnuThere

Trump colluded with Putin to sink the Titanic.


44 posted on 09/16/2020 9:24:49 PM PDT by wjcsux (They are burning buildings and Bibles now, people are next!)
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To: BenLurkin

It. was. the. Salmon. Mousse.


45 posted on 09/16/2020 9:39:55 PM PDT by Eddie01 (NRA)
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To: BenLurkin

And here I always thought it was iceberg.


46 posted on 09/16/2020 9:43:04 PM PDT by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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To: BenLurkin

Interesting...

My mother was 2 months old when the Titanic sank and so she heard the adults talk about the ship as she grew up...sometimes over the years there would be a discovery that there had been a relative or friend of a neighbor or family member on the ship and the stories would start up again...

I think my mother knew just about as much about the Titanic as one of the actual passengers...

That and the 2 world wars...how could I help but have an interest in history ???


47 posted on 09/16/2020 10:04:29 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: GnuThere

It was Trump who stole the lifeboats...


48 posted on 09/16/2020 10:05:31 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: EEGator

Where is that little miss nowadays ???


49 posted on 09/16/2020 10:07:37 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: BenLurkin

Oh geez...Kate Winslet was 22 at the time.

Rose to Jack, “You look so serious!”

Why do we all have to grow old?


50 posted on 09/16/2020 10:21:23 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("Pres. Trump doesn't wear glasses. That's because he's got 2020.")
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To: Tennessee Nana

My MIL grew up hearing her mother describe the Titanic sinking.

Not long before she passed, I mentioned that the last known tune played by the doomed orchestra was called “Autumn”.

She got out a hymnal from her childhood and said, “Yes, that was the melody they played”.

The Titanic is with us yet.


51 posted on 09/16/2020 10:25:31 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("Pres. Trump doesn't wear glasses. That's because he's got 2020.")
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To: BenLurkin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxRN2nP_9dA

The communications from Titanic to all points. Morse code.


52 posted on 09/16/2020 10:43:03 PM PDT by crz
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Most accidents are due to cascading failures. Each one by themselves may not be an issue, but start adding them together....


53 posted on 09/16/2020 10:46:55 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; aragorn; ...
Thanks BenLurkin.

54 posted on 09/16/2020 10:47:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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55 posted on 09/16/2020 10:48:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: abigkahuna

This Titanic story reminds me of the movie “Frequency”. The son is on his Ham Radio and is able to talk “back in time” to his deceased father during a solar storm. Enjoyable movie. (Talk about a “skip”!)

https://smile.amazon.com/Frequency-Dennis-Quaid/dp/B00O2V03LE/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZVJGBMQNERX6&dchild=1&keywords=frequency+movie&qid=1600321817&s=instant-video&sprefix=freq%2Cinstant-video%2C220&sr=1-1


56 posted on 09/16/2020 10:52:02 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: crz

Fascinating. Great link!


57 posted on 09/16/2020 10:54:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Flick Lives
Sharkbergno😆.
58 posted on 09/16/2020 11:09:25 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf
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To: BenLurkin

Or maybe it was a UFO.


59 posted on 09/16/2020 11:18:09 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: BenLurkin

That is the most hairbrained thought I have read in a long time.


60 posted on 09/16/2020 11:22:42 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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