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The Titanic In 3-D

Posted by kdawson on from the cast-off-the-bow-bert dept.

crimeandpunishment writes "A scientific expedition to the Titanic will create a detailed three-dimensional map of the world's most famous shipwreck. A 'dream team' of archaeologists, oceanographers, and other scientists will spend 20 days assessing the legendary ship's deteriorating condition, and collecting data and images. They're calling it the most advanced scientific mission to Titanic since its discovery 25 years ago. A leader of the expedition says this is the first time the wreck will be treated as an archaeological site, with two goals: 'One is to preserve the legacy of the ship by enhancing the story of the Titanic itself. The second part is to really understand what the state of the ship is.'"

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  1. "The second part... by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The second part is to really understand what the state of the ship is."

    Oh I can help with that. "Sunk."

    1. Re:"The second part... by BJ_Covert_Action · · Score: 4, Insightful

      One is to preserve the legacy of the ship by enhancing the story of the Titanic itself.

      And by this part, I suppose they mean to "preserve the legacy of the ship by enhancing the story of a ridiculous show of hubris and excess built on the backs or hundreds of poor workers by a Victorian aristocracy that was as far removed from reality as is possible before a society starts to break down."

      That's not saying that folks in the present day couldn't learn a thing or two from the story of the titanic, but I doubt the right folks will be paying attention.

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    2. Re:"The second part... by God'sDuck · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hmm...putting a huge but shoddily built seagoing vessel with insufficient safeguards in a place where its sinking could kill people and traumatize a nation after being accidentally subjected to sudden pressure coming from a great and frigid depth...who could bp so foolish as to repeat this mistake in this modern age?

    3. Re:"The second part... by tehcyder · · Score: 4, Funny

      The problem was that it wasn't carrying enough life boats. This was a regulatory problem (although you could argue that this shouldn't need regulation, it was just common sense!).

      No, no, the free market corrected this by itself! Not many of the original passengers chose to go on a ship again.

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  2. Close one by PlasmaEye · · Score: 4, Interesting

    A scientific expedition to the Titanic will create a detailed three-dimensional map of the world's most famous shipwreck.

    Oh, thank God. From the title I thought Hollywood was re-releasing Titanic in 3-D. Although the guy hitting the propeller would be pretty cool in 3-D.