I watched the “Mystery Solved” episode yesterday.
They recreated a section of the hull to test the rivets. They applied pressure to the recreation to see if the rivets “unzipped” therefore opening up the hull.
I see a flaw in the testing procedure. The pressure applied to the test piece was done slowly. I’m not a professional engineer (I didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn last night) but I call BU££$}{!T !!! The ship didn’t slowly move up against the iceberg. That would be like putting your fist on a wall and pushing as hard as you could.
The Ship impacted the iceberg. That means that the impact would be like punching a wall with your hand.
I await Y’All to present an opinion on My analysis of the test.
Correct. The impact would have created Pressure Points that would have been more powerful than a slow application of pressure at one point.
Plus, analysis of the rivets with modern technology found that they were sub-standard and brittle. The sister ship Britannic sank in 1916 during WWI in the Mediterranean after hitting a German mine. The other sister ship, Olympic, had been in a collision with HMS Hawke, seven months prior to the Titanic sinking, though neither ship sank, SAME CAPTAIN!
Another odd thing:
ONE PERSON had been on ALL THREE SHIPS, at the time of their accidents, a lady named Violet Jessop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Jessop
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