107 year old steel shipwreck in rust shocker

107 year old steel shipwreck in rust shocker

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sparks_190e

Original Poster:

12,738 posts

213 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Who'd have thought it? rolleyes

Reckon in 10/15 years it'll be gone.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-...

Dogwatch

6,228 posts

222 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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It was beyond recovery in 1912. Nature recycling our waste.

Zirconia

36,010 posts

284 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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It needs a go fund me page for some hamerite and a very long handled brush.

anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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A bit ironic they actually want to keep something like this in the sea whereas the emphasis recently has been to keep things out.

I understand the history and impact of it, but what else can you do?

sparks_190e

Original Poster:

12,738 posts

213 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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2002 said:
A bit ironic they actually want to keep something like this in the sea whereas the emphasis recently has been to keep things out.

I understand the history and impact of it, but what else can you do?
There's literally nothing of gain to keep visiting it at millions of dollars per trip, especially now it's been digitally scanned.

A Winner Is You

24,974 posts

227 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Has the BBC blamed it on a no deal Brexit or climate change yet?

IanJ9375

1,468 posts

216 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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A Winner Is You said:
Has the BBC blamed it on a no deal Brexit or climate change yet?
Farage has said if we all just believe in it then the Titanic will rise and sail again...

dazwalsh

6,095 posts

141 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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A Winner Is You said:
Has the BBC blamed it on a no deal Brexit or climate change yet?
I haven't checked but i bet Jeremy Corbyn gets a mention by paragraph 3 blaming the sinking on austerity and tory cuts

kowalski655

14,639 posts

143 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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I thought they had already raised it-I saw a film about that. Or was that fake nooz too? Bloody MSM!

shed driver

2,160 posts

160 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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To be fair parts of it are still in perfect condition. After 107 years, the swimming pool is still completely full.

SD.

stuartmmcfc

8,662 posts

192 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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shed driver said:
To be fair parts of it are still in perfect condition. After 107 years, the swimming pool is still completely full.

SD.
There was no swimming pool on the Titanic.

Phil Dicky

7,162 posts

263 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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shed driver said:
To be fair parts of it are still in perfect condition. After 107 years, the swimming pool is still completely full.

SD.
biglaugh

Andeh1

7,110 posts

206 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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stuartmmcfc said:
shed driver said:
To be fair parts of it are still in perfect condition. After 107 years, the swimming pool is still completely full.

SD.
There was no swimming pool on the Titanic.
Bath tubs haven't been drained in a century, I imagine they're smelling a tad fishy now! hehe

FN2TypeR

7,091 posts

93 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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stuartmmcfc said:
shed driver said:
To be fair parts of it are still in perfect condition. After 107 years, the swimming pool is still completely full.

SD.
There was no swimming pool on the Titanic.
Christ

gazza285

9,810 posts

208 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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stuartmmcfc said:
There was no swimming pool on the Titanic.
The swimming pool in the Titanic is still full then...

Ian Geary

4,487 posts

192 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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stuartmmcfc said:
shed driver said:
To be fair parts of it are still in perfect condition. After 107 years, the swimming pool is still completely full.

SD.
There was no swimming pool on the Titanic.
Well, there is now.

T-195

2,671 posts

61 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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Due to the increased acidity of the sea no doubt.

FourWheelDrift

88,504 posts

284 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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kowalski655 said:
I thought they had already raised it-I saw a film about that. Or was that fake nooz too? Bloody MSM!
They did, but it cost so much money to raise it they had to sink it again.

steveatesh

4,899 posts

164 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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A Winner Is You said:
Has the BBC blamed it on a no deal Brexit or climate change yet?
Only a matter of time!

T-195

2,671 posts

61 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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steveatesh said:
A Winner Is You said:
Has the BBC blamed it on a no deal Brexit or climate change yet?
Only a matter of time!
Because Cars.