Melting Icebergs

assisted with the sinking. I bet he helped cause it for three reasons. First, on page 18, it says that he posted the first iceberg warning on the bulletin board and did nothing about it. Second, on the same page, it says they were going full speed and the captain didn’t have them slow down. Third, on the same page again, he didn’t have them make a detour around the icebergs. He could have paid attention to the warning, slowed down, and made a detour. Therefore, the Titanic…

“Icebergs loomed up and fell astern and we never slackened. It was an anxious time with the Titanic's fateful experience very close in our minds.” (Captain Arthur H Rostron, Commander of the Carpathia). Taking place in the North Atlantic Ocean the sinking of the Titanic on April 14-15th, 1912 was a very terrifying day for Captain Edward J. Smith along with 2,200 passengers and crew. In the life boat, recalled Dorothy Gibson, “No one said a word. There was nothing to say and nothing we could…

In this experiment one, are determining the melting points of different crystalline substances following a specific procedure. By finding the melting point of a crystalline substance, it helps determine what kind of compound it is as well as initiate the purity. A DigiMelt apparatus can be used to determine the melting point where a small amount of the the substance is packed into a capillary tube and heated slowly in the apparatus which includes a thermometer, a heating coil and a magnifying…

I SURVIVED the sinking of The Titanic, 1912 April fourteenth at seven fifteen a.m. in a first class suite on B Deck. We meet George and his eight-year-old sister Phoebe. They are returning to America after visiting London and the surrounding area with their Aunt Daisy. George is always getting in trouble and is very curious. He’s been all over the ship even to areas where he is not supposed to go. He’s made friends in steerage and exasperated his aunt and his sister and a number of the…

However, the voyage was abruptly halted when it came into contact with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. On April 15, 1912, the “safest ship afloat” (MacQuitty. W.) sank, leaving only 711 survivors out of the initial 2,240 passengers who boarded the ship. The article “RMS Titanic” and the movie “A…

titanic or they didn't put people on watch. Then at 11:35 p.m. on April 14th, Frederick Fleet spotted the iceberg directly in the ship's path, by then it was too late. The Sinking Begins Less than a minute later, the Titanic scraped against the iceberg. At first, the impact didn't seem disastrous, there was a bump and some scraping sounds. It didn't feel serious at first, but the iceberg would disastrous to the Titanic. Shortly after midnight, flooding began to rise to dangerous levels in…

The Lusitania was a mighty ship which was built to replace the infamous Titanic, it was just about same length and instead of leaving from Europe on its maiden voyage, it sailed from New York. This great vessel was able to hold up to 1,200 passengers and had an average speed of 25+ knots and was built by the Cunard Line out of Southampton, England. Although its sister ship the Titanic sunk years before, the Lusitania was set to sail across the Atlantic Ocean during the time there was a major…

Our part one article with the first five weirdest coincidences in history really made you wonder if fate really does have a say in the happenings of the universe. While these coincidences were insanely ironic, our part two is even better! If you thought the first set were mind-boggling, just wait until you see the top five weirdest coincidences in history, waiting for you below! Number Five: Halley’s Comet. Mark Twain left his legend behind as he died at the age of 74. The weird part, though,…

Secondly, the collapsing of the Quebec Bridge was Canada’s most famous bridge failure and was the inspiration for the Iron Ring Tradition. The Quebec Bridge was designed to have 1800-foot span, making it one of the longest spans in the world (Petroski, 2012, p. 175). However, in 1907 the entire bridge collapsed due to an error done when calculating the weight of the structure. This was blamed on several engineers working, yet it was mostly blamed on the chief consulting engineer that put young…

The appalling maritime disaster of the twentieth century, the sinking of Titanic is remembered for the failure of an engineering marvel equipped with technological advances that were, at the time, deemed it “practically unsinkable.”(Delgado, n.d.) On April 10, 1912 from Southampton, England to New York city, largest ship destined on her maiden voyage. The most luxurious and with latest technology of her time, cruise liner set sail for the United States with the pleased passengers all aboard. The…