CRAZY IDEAS ON HOW TO POSSIBLY RAISE THE TITANIC!!
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2023
- In this video we talk about a few of ideas people have proposed to raise the wreck of the RMS TITANIC.
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They will probably raise the Titanic in the next Fast and Furious movie
I haven’t seen any of the Fast and Furious films, but I would put $20 on the table for that.
Dont let vin diesel see this
@@conflict7269 🤭😆🥹😅😂🤣
Lmao
The creaky corroded wreck will be held together with the power of FAMILY!
They should do a life sized 3D printed model of the titanic based on the 3D scan they just did.
oof that would take super long like 5 years
@@CaptainMav1735 would be worth it
You do realize that there isn't any way to print out something of that size , a normal 3D printer is far too small and printing that much resin is virtually impossible.
@@josephbennett3482 not that it matters but they did 3D print a rocket lol but that is smaller I think and the rocket failed after it reached the atmosphere. Plus I thought for some reason this comment was talking about the wreck just in a small form just like the 3D printed honor and glory ships but I could be wrong on that and misread the comment.
I did mis read the comment but it would be cool if they 3D print the wreak in model form
The price alone, it would probably be cheaper to build an identical replica than raise the original one.
Even the non-operational replica that was being built in China has yet to be completed. 1st because of the plandemic. 2nd they simply ran out of money.
I'm going to dismiss the Titanic II proposal as a billionaire's dream, and nothing more.
The reality is, even building a static replica is too cost prohibitive. Just keeping the Queen Mary operational as a museum, and succumbing to the elements is a daunting price tag.
@@AngryCatMan1982 Yes, but still would be cheaper than raising the original.
@@ViviLee4543 Absolutely. They say "With the right amount of money, anything is possible". That's absolutely true with any replica, but impossible with Titanic. That's without considering how morally & ethically wrong raising the Titanic would be. I honestly couldn't imagine the logistics involved in such a venture.
I have suggested this many times - there is only one place to build it , and that is at Harland and Wolff in Belfast , in the still existing graving dock where the originals were built .
The new ship , the 4th Olympic Class liner , should be named Gigantic , so that she is not a recreation of any of the other three , but a new sister - and apt since Gigantic was the name originally intended for Britannic .
This would create employment in an area of massive unemployment , and then running it as a museum and hotel ship would provide an ongoing revenue stream . With discrete upgrades to meet modern safety standards , she could be made functional , to occasionally go on tour along with Nomadic ; and having the second ship always in convoy , there would be an additional safety factor should the worst ever happen .
@@jdslyman The main problem with Queen Mary , being 87 years old , and counting , is that she is slowly rusting away , and I believe now sitting on the bottom where she is docked ; she is now well beyond her original projected lifespan , and without the sort of continuous preventative maintenance that the Forth Bridge enjoys , it just isn't going to get any better . A new Olympic Class ship , constructed using more modern metallurgy , paint protection , and welding instead of rivets , would have a head start , but of course all such things will inevitably have a finite life . Still a new museum ship could last perhaps 100 years with proper care and attention .
The 1980 film "Raise the Titanic" (5 years before the discovery) was based on the common belief of the time that it sank whole and because of the depth and cold it would be almost perfectly preserved. The devised an ingenious way to raise it using "airbags"and explosives to release it from the mud. If nothing else, the special effects are well worth the watch, especially as the ship breaks the surface.
It's rather difficult to view this movie from a pre-discovery prospective isn't it? We've gained so much knowledge post-discovery that it's become nearly impossible not to criticize the many flaws with the movie.
On a more positive note, John Barry did compose a wonderful soundtrack for Raise The Titanic.
Sounds cool. Gotta check it out? Is it available to watch anywhere?
@@drbigmdftnu It's available for free on UA-cam.
@@AngryCatMan1982 thanks, yes, I found it right after I typed that.
The movie is based off of the book of the same name that was released in 1976.
The sight above is the tomb, the wreckage is history that needs to be preserved and respected
I remember an article in Popular Mechanics about how the Titanic could be raised. They had two sealed up oil tankers acting as submerged pontoons, supporting a giant winch.
yet they fail to realize how fragile she has become over the decades under water🤣🤣
There was actually a study published in the early 1970’s that Popular Mechanics sourced for that article. I can’t remember the ship that was discovered around that time that was so well preserved, the idea was that Titanic would be as well preserved - or even better. They even went to far as to speculate that wall paper, carpets, and upholstery would be fairly preserved.
But, it’s important to understand what was known at that time, and the information that was available before the internet.
At one point u just have to look at the titanic as another boat or just some old metal
@@raven4k998 shut up woman.
Let that Beautiful Lady rest in peace where she is......We will NEVER forget you, My Dear.
I actually had the chance to put my hand on that piece of the Titanic in the museum when the guards weren't looking. It was an extraordinary experience. Such a weird feeling to touch that piece of steel knowing where it came from.
meh noobs do not realize how fragile the ship was after all it split in half during the sinking if that does not say it's fragile I don't know what is
I touched that price they brought up
@@KcheeseboroI can top this I urinated on it
You couldn’t pay me enough to touch any part of Titanic. Way too much death associated with it.
@@corneliuscrewe677 oh common whats the worst that can happen you die like those fools that went down to the titanic in that sub that imploded it's survival of the fittest there taking you out no big deal you won't even feel it if it happens
I always thought it would be cool to put a giant dome around the wreck site with filtered water to preserve it better. Obviously this would be an expensive undertaking beyond reason but it would help keep the wreck alive. Where we are today those 3D scans are the best we’ve got.
raise the ship with ice I love it🤣🤣🤣
I had the same idea and have it stored in a facility with similar depths of the ocean, with advanced senors and 24/7 surveillance to monitor the condition of the wreck. But keep the stern down there sense it's unrecoverable.
Conservation sounds more realistic.
What's the point, it's some rusty old metal
HOW ABSURD AND RIDICULOUS
Sam, you should do a Raise The Titanic reaction video. There's so much to unpack with this movie. Aside from the Cold War aspect, just the treasure trove of historic inaccuracies is in itself hilarious.
Think of it as the 1980 version of Bright Side.
It's a legitimately awful film. Clive Cussler was so disgusted with it that he refused to let any more of his books be adapted for decades.
the way the ship pops out of the water is the funniest part of the movie its like they thought it was made of cork.
that movie was made before they found the wreck of the titanic that's why
That movie was just a fantasy, nobody cared much about Titanic at that time. 1985 was a different matter, look what has happened since!
@@CaptainMav1735 Very true. I'm certain this movie wouldn't have been made if the believed consensus was the ship broke in two. Just as multiple eyewitnesses had testified before the inquiry.
Even if it were possible, the Titanic should be left where she is. After all, she is a gravesite for 1500 people. More than enough damage has been done to her in exploration,and we do have the Big Piece and the rest of the artifacts and museums. Let's remember her as she was. The wreck would deteriorate faster at sea level anyway. (Jan Griffiths).
She is a tomb , but not for anything like 1500 people ; apart from the 700 or so who survived , a great many bodies were recovered from the sea and subsequently buried . Relatively few would have gone down with the ship , as evidenced by the pairs of shoes found around the wreck site .
@@timtrinier4448 True. They should have been left to RIP as well. (Jan Griffiths).
oh who cares there are no bodies just call the ghost busters
It is impossible to raise it even if it were in solid condition because it was torn in half during the accident. Also, a huge amount of the hull blew out because of the unequal rate at which the bow and the stern sunk. It would never float even if they had managed to raise it.
The wreck wouldn’t be brought to the surface that condition that the ship is in. Raising the wreck without straps and nets or burlap materials would be a nightmare and the wreck would possibly fall apart piece by piece as it were being lifted and raised by tower cranes 🏗 without protection
Plus, if you did succeed in raising an otherwise solid Titanic, nobody really seems to have wondered how to realistically get it home. Or indeed in the bottle.
Bottle...???
They used diesel fuel in the float bags in 1996,then 1998 along with cables that brought a piece of the cabins up.
@@julialaw6471 Too much to go wrong, making sure nothing goes right before too long. Law of averages.
Those guys are still stuck in that submarine. I always did wonder when something like that might happen.
It can't be done but if it could it would they would not float it . Once it got to the surface it would be places on a barge . Very likely a semi submersible barge which would be placed under the Titanic at the surface then they would pump the ballast out of the barge and bring it up under the Titanic. Almost all raised ships are placed on barges .
I just wanted to say that I love your channel after stumbling upon it a few days ago. I’ve already watched a dozen of your videos, and I am just very fascinated with the ocean and shipwrecks etc. Thank you for the amazing content!
They should break away pieces of the wreck and bring it up to the surface and keep doing this until all of the wreck is gone, and then super glue all of those pieces together! (this is just a joke) 😂😂
In all reality, if you could get some specialized and purpose built equipment for the job of deep sea shipbreaking - it would be entirely possible to dismantle the whole ship piece by piece and recover it little by little; and in all practical sense, this is probably the only possible way you could raise the ship, ever (in any sense of practicality and budget).
Setting aside the moral arguments of disturbing the ship or damaging it - would it even be "The Titanic" anymore if it was dismantled, recovered, and partially rebuilt with as much of the salvage as could be reused?
Dig up the sea floor from under it. And yes, it should be done.
Hey Sam, great point of the Titanic being a tomb/grave for those who sadly lost their lives that night during the sinking, my thoughts on that are the same, and what about someone rebuild the Titanic but as a museum and rebuild it with the same exact blue prints
They're dead, it ain't like they're living there.
There isn't any human remains on the Titanic.
@@michaelsublet3283 most likely cuz the crushing pressure of the ocean did nothing more than crush any sign of such human remains such as skeletans or bones onboard the hulking relic itself i mean common thats what happens when the preassure of the ocean does that to the bones of the human body when its down to certain depths of the ocean let alone in places ofc trapped in sunken placces such as a sunken ship like the Titanic.
Just found your channel recently and man your content and the way you’re a bringing is so engaging I’m loving every detail. There’s something familiar and educating about your videos!!
these theories remind me of that scene in the simpsons with people claiming how they could get Timmy O Toole out of the well.
Hello Sam! Have a nice day, and have a happy weekend!
I am a long time follower of your channel! I do appreciate your knoledge, and your kind dedication to RMS Titanic, RMS Olimpic, and HMHS Brittanic
Your videos are awesome Sam, thanks for always producing such awesome content. I was hooked since your first video I saw, and thanks in part your channel, a friend and I are planning a road trip to the Titanic museum in Tennessee next month. Keep up the GREAT work!
why raise the titanic when they have done nothing to the Britannic and it's no where near as deep as the titanic yet in much better condition
I think raising a wreck like the Mary Rose has legitimate scientific value. There's lots we don't know about that period of history. Raising the Titanic... We have photos and blueprints, raising it would just be to satisfy morbid curiosity.
it can be done with our advanced technology, heavy equipment, engineering and manpower
@@ChairmanPaulieDnot at tht depth tho
@@ChairmanPaulieDno it couldn’t. We can’t even raise Titanic’s sister ship the HMHS Britanic despite Britanic only being 400ft down the wrecks are much too old and would simply disintegrate at any attempt of recovery both ships took MASSIVE damage when they hit the bottom even if they weren’t in all that bad of shape before they hit the bottom which both of them were completely compromised long before hitting the bottom we couldn’t raise them. We simply do not have the time the money nor the technology to raise Britanic let alone Titanic
Great video!! My Dad died when I was young, he loved the Titanic story, he never got to see them find it, but a couple years brfore he passed he took me to see the old 70's movie "Raise the Titanic" in the theater.
LOVE all your videos brother!! I sincerely enjoy all your videos as I too have a LOVE for the Titanic!! Keep up all of your hard work, as it's paying off. HUGE Fan!!
Great video Sam! I definitely heard about most of the suggestions but never about the dynamite idea; that's mad. Glad this idea was abandoned.
Love the video sam and can’t wait for more!!! 👍
Bright side uploaded a video where the writers attempted to research SOMETHING.
I knew the ping pong ball thing would come up in this video - it's actually a legit method to bring ships up that happens semi-regularly.
Those were some crazy ideas, lol. Thanks for sharing, Sam!
Great video Sam!
I think the only thing you can do to raise it is try to put something large around the ship so it can rest on it as it’s raised, then use water pressure off some sort to lift it slowly.if there rose it they could save the tomb, place or somewhere like on the shipyard where it was built then turn it into a memorial, i would be in support of them stopping the memorial from disappearing so it can still be talked about in our grandkids generation
Congratulations on 100k been here since 1K. Love the videos. You should do a video of the greenbrier bunker.
The ping pong balls idea was a proposal in Arthur C. Clarke’s 1990 novel The Ghost from the Grand Banks, also to freeze Titanic using a nuclear submarine and her reactors; it’s a great book and well worth a read for any Titanic enthusiast.
I wonder if the dynamite would last till it could reach the titanic cause wouldn't the pressure crush and possibly detonate the dynamite? cause I mean when have people used dynamite 2 miles deep in water before?
I’m curious how they suppose ping pong balls could withstand the pressure. Silliness...
MythBusters actually tried the ping pong ball theory on a sailboat. Plus it was also a Donald Duck comic a long time ago. EDIT: Commented too early
I just don’t think it is possible in any way. The wreck is simply so fragile that it would just disintegrate into dust. Not to mention, it is located in one of the most inhospitable locations on earth.
One positive of the deterioration, however, is that as the wreck continues to decay, areas of the ship previously inaccessible due to collapse or the closing of watertight doors will be open for the first time, such as the swimming pools and the forward boiler rooms.
I think James Cameron and his team tried to access boiler room 6 or 5 cause the access door on e deck was open. Think they deemed it not worth trying due to the amount of rusticles in the room.
@@benjohnson8175 I did watch that episode where JC was maneuvering the mini robot through on Scotland Road and it was really clogged with rusticles in the path. I’ll have to rewatch that documentary again and see where they we’re at the access door of Boiler Room #6 🤔
"Hey Doc, you hear about this Viagra? I hear they're sinking a crate of it down to the Titanic, to try and raise it"
-Paulie Walnuts
I saw a documentary over 40 years ago on the Andrea Doria and even at a 160 feet depth the ping-pong balls the divers brought crushed and sank.
Interesting thought experiment, but in reality, there's no way the wreck could be raised. It would crumble under the forces needed. Besides, it is a grave site, and as such should be left in peace.
even if it could reach the surface intact i feel exposure to air would quickly finish it off.
@@MrRjh63 well You may also have the reverse explosion as the pressure builds back up in the opposite direction maybe? Plus with it being so decayed yeah it's a crumble.
You had way too much fun mocking some of these ideas. 😂😂😂 good stuff.
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Just build a big tank down to both ends of the ship, drain out the water, then get a big shovel to scoop up both parts of the ship. It’s like deleting ocean water in Minecraft. It’ll *totally* work 💯 👍
hi Sam. I remember watching "Raise The Titanic" and it came up intact. like you said, that's what they thought at the time
Love the channel mate
Good video, Sam. I have been wanting you to address this issue. I watched the Raise the Titanic when it came out way back when. Now, when I watch the scene of the ship coming up, I do get a good laugh at it. I also like how the interior is in such good shape. Keep up the good work.
youre videos help me so much
I clearly remember watching Raise the Titanic as a child and more recently reading the book and I loved both.
As something of a Titanic historian myself, I'm already familiar with these crazy ideas. ;) I kid you not, before you talked about each of them, I was able to successfully guess all of the ideas, time and again. 😆 How, I have no idea...but yeah, each of those ideas are utterly preposterous.
My idea for raising ship was styrofoam. Styrofoam is made by mixing two chemical. You pump them into the ship and then they turn into a foam which would force the water out and make the ship float. Never thought that it was practical for something as deep in the water as the Titanic. Plus'n, think of the environmental lawsuits.
Stupid idea.dont quit your day job
The real question should be how we can preserve the wreck for future generations. The new photogrammetry model is a huge step toward this end. With unlimited money one could use more wavelengths of light and more powerful equipment to see inside the ship, but there is a possible solution to physically preserve it without raising it. We can now get down there to the wreck site, so we could build a massive tank to encompass the entire site. The water is then slowly exchanged for distilled water. If that didn't stop the bacteria you could pump all kinds of nasty chemicals into the tank. No bacteria and no ocean current would go a long way toward preserving it, and RVs can install whatever support members may be necessary to stop currently in progress collapse. Is it silly? Yes. But it would work.
With the lessons learned from the Big Piece salvaging, it would be possible to cut the wreck into small chunks and raise those. The conservation work required to be able to put the ship back together without it crumbling would be in the hundreds of billions of dollars. So much would also be irrevocably destroyed in the process.
Titanic is really too deep , but with Britannic lying in relatively shallow water , at a depth of only 400 ft , it could be possible to build a sort of coffer dam around her , not to drain the water , but to provide access with viewpoints for people to see the wreck . Because she is in relatively shallow water , they could even build transparent pedestrian tunnels like the ones in Deep Sea World , so that people could walk around and above the wreck to view it .
Simpler still , would just be to organise a couple of tourist submarines , such as already exist elsewhere , with powerful floodlights and viewing windows which would take people down to view the wreck from a safe distance , and use part of the fares to aid conservation of the wreck .
While not generally in favour of looting Titanic , I suppose if people really were thinking of raising more artefacts , one of the most desirable , given that the stern section is already disintegrating so badly , would be to try to bring up just one of her massive reciprocating engines , the two of which were previously visible sticking out of the break in the stern section . With all of the disintegration that has taken place , it might not take all that much to haul one of them out now , and would just need a couple of long winch cables dropped down from a surface ship , then attached by submersibles .
My main concern is that , while the engines were visible in older photos and videos of the wreck , I haven't seen them in the latest scans , and wonder whether parts of the stern section have collapsed over them ?
Information wasn't as freely available in them days. For instance, a Mrs Manning (who was on the Titanic and was 17 at the time of the disaster) thought the sinking of the ship was part of the trip!
This definitely needs a part 2
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I remember watching Raise the Titanic when i was a kid and loving it having been a Titanic fan, then i watched it when i was older 😂. The book is amazing though!
Well…raising the HMHS Britannic would be far more feasible. But it’s privately owned now. Have to grateful that the wrecks were even located.
Great video
My idea to preserve the Titanic is one I've had for a while now. If we could construct a dome (or domes) that is/are powerful enough to withstand the intense pressures of those depths, then maybe a rig could be constructed, have the domes placed over the two sections of the Titanic, and fill them with fresh/chlorinated water in order to kill all the bacteria eating the metal and that should hopefully help to preserve it? If the domes could have an equally sturdy underwater elevator that starts at the rig, then maybe through pressure control, divers could make it to the wreck without the need of a sub.
Ever since I was a kid I was thinking. Instead of raise it. Why not build a dome or enclosure around it and the debris field. Have it as a museum/preservation. Maybe kill off the iron bacteria to slow the decay. But it is unique so that might be a loss. Idk maybe it's best to allow it to return to the earth. Bit part of me is sad that the captions quarters are now destroyed. And the Marconi wireless system hasn't been recovered due to Covid. That actually really upset me. I hope it is one day recoverd before it's gone forever. People on the future should be able to see and remember. Have it stand as a memorial not a mess of unidentifiable rubble..the fact that you can still identify it over 110 years later Is amazing honestly.
the titanic, at this point, is so fragile, taking it out of water would probably cause it to collapse on itself, also, to lift it off the bottom of the ocean you'd need to basically wrap it up in something so it doesn't just crumble to bits as the water moving around it tears it apart... and really only the front of the ship, since the back is basically like a split banana peel
I would love to see them bring up the Anchor or a propeller of the Titanic that would be a cool memorial!Also if we go to a fantasy realm like that i'd rather prefer for them to bring up Bismarck!
You know, a completely inappropriately sarcastic part of my brain went "Well if you BLOW THE WRECK UP hard enough you can launch all the debris to the surface! That raises it, right?"
Mindboggling that that was an actual suggestion.
In seriousness though, aside from the grave considerations, and the issues with how you'd raise the ship so that it doesn't break up further from the attempt (hypothetical timeline where everyone got off safe or something and we have some sort of amazing ocean salvaging tech) - what do you do with the wreck after you've gotten it to the surface? Stuff that's been in salt water that long doesn't like being exposed to air and it breaks apart pretty quickly. There'd have to be a lot of preservation work done, but the ship wouldn't be safe to enter in order to do that preservation work.
Honestly it'd be cheaper and easier to just actually build a replica of the wreck on the surface if you really wanted to show it off; and leave the actual wreck at the bottom of the sea where, although it is deteriorating, is doing so much more slowly than it would at the surface. We can then use that to inform any replicas or 3D models or whatever, without nearly the risk to both the wreck and existing human life that attempting to raise the ship would cause.
I know how Stupid and idiotic of a idea of Rasing a old ship wreck but i just Love the Idea and stupid theories. Even the really bizarre ones still grabs my curiosity lol
Iove the ping pong ball method. This gotta work. Let's do it! For real!
I'm gonna donate one thousand balls to the cause.
😂
Very nice!
It probably would be better to drain the ocean to get the titanic the surface then fill The ocean back up Great video Sam. Keep up the great work you’re awesome
I do recall hearing about the ping pong ball idea. And I did see the Mythbusters episode.
You know it's bad when the ludicrous proposal of the 1980 movie is the most resonable
I’m surprised none of the theories you mentioned had a magnet involved lol
If you haven't seen it already, I highly recommend the show The Ghost Inside my Child. It's a show where kids allegedly remember their past lives. Episode 2 of season 1 is one where this boy says he remembers being on Titanic, and he may have been Thomas Andrews. Could you please do a reaction video?
Those kids "past lives" are always something incredible, or part of some incredible historical event. Never like...a peasant farmer who died of disease at age 25.
@@Mikhail-Tkachenko Yeah, chances are some of the stories are fabricated at least to some extent. That's why I think it might be interesting for Sam to comment on any historical inaccuracies he may find in this kid's story.
I'd be happy with a one to one replica of the ship I can walk around
Take submersibles that can dig and go under the sea floor tie up bringing the see floor up with the titanic … I know it will take a insane amount of money but like I have said previously… the right amount of funding can make anything possible
The submarine incident could of come at a better time for this channel 👏plus he’s very good at what’s he talks about 💯
Raise the Titanic is one of my favorite movies. I know it's bad and very inaccurate. However, I think it show cases the desire at the time to find the Titanic and salvage it, something I never got to experience not learning what the Titanic was until 1990. It is truly a time capsule.
You should consider making a video on the morbid reality of what the aftermath of the titanic was like, everything from what fifth officer Lowe experienced going back into the debris field to find survivors among the hundreds of dead, all the way up to the white star line hiring ships to go out and retrieve the dead floating adrift and what other passing ships saw and experienced that traveled the titanics path not long after the sinking…..the information online is compelling and I believe it deserves a video and should be covered in detail, it’s a topic that you don’t hear much about when people think of the “Titanic”
So what about that cool hwhip, anyway great video sam some of these ideas were funny.
They should build a exact life size scale model of the Titanic Wreck . Even use the same metal and put it in a museum.
Stupid idea from a stupid man
the best "compromise" in this scenario would be to try to build 3 domes down at the wreck, one for the bow, the stern and the debris field perhaps. all 3 domes could be connected and all 3 have an airlock so that subs can attach to it and drop of passengers.
also, we can tell that raising the titanic is almost impossible (i would say a portal gun could work better) but what about her sister brittanic in agäis see? she is in one piece, she is in better shape, but she is laying on her side, which means we would have to raise her on an even bottem and then try to lift her up, a similiar method that was used on the costa concordia
The Britanic isn't in one piece either.
@@pyrerock well in theorie, the bow isnt completly separated from the rest of the wreck, so its kinda still in one half broken piece :)
Leave the graveside ALONE!
@@opticalraven1935it’s not a gravesite, nobody died on it, do your research it was the proppelor and the bodies were recovered
and who cares if it is a grave no bodies are there
In the mid 90's a naval engineer proposed using deep sea dredges. And once enough sediment was cleared away then using a floating recovery platform sending a large device with 8 connecting points that are electro magnetic to lock on to the hull and bring it up. But you're right she would never survive the assent today.
I would just like to see Cunard recognize the amount of interest there is in these old ships and make a new ship or couple of ships that would essentially be cruise ships but designed to be the same size and in a similar style to these historic ships. They could even name them something like “Historic” or similar, as a nod to the White Star Line’s old naming scheme. It would be so much smaller than the ships they use today so they would likely be cheaper, and the appeal of experiencing that type of cruise would generate lots of interest and sales, at least for a while. Maybe they could do a line of historic ships, one that looks like an Olympic class ship, one that looks like the Lusitania/Mauritania, and maybe one or two other notable old ocean liners. The underside of the ships could be all modern with pod mounted motors and all the modern safety equipment installed, but everything the passengers would experience would be vintage or at least appear period correct, even if it has modern internal workings. Then again, those old ships didn’t exactly have all the amenities people expect from a cruise ship today
Just want to add something you’ve probably heard before Sam: the Titanic’s pool is still full of water to this day
Well yeah as long as it isn’t the titanic then I suppose it’s fine
I remember watching a Bright Side video about these proposals and I hate to admit it. It might be one of there better videos😮. Though it still has some flaws but I recommend checking it out.
love that movie
Yeah I heard about the ping pong theory awhile back from someone you probably don’t want mention ped, but I’m pretty sure Bright aside did. a video on how to raise Titanic. If they did, you need to bear the torture of watching it if you haven’t already. Remember, it’s for our enjoyment ;D
Simply raising the Titanic from the ocean floor is for amateurs. If you're going to raise the Titanic, go one step further and launch the wreck inso SPAAAAAAAAAACE.
I think it should remain on the bottom, however personally I wish they would send some ROVs with cutting instruments so they can go pass doors to journey as far down into the wreck as they can go.
Back then, did they even know how deep the water was and how much pressure it would have been. I think a fun idea, if the ship was in good solid condition. How would we raise it, if even possible
I always thought if we absolutely HAD to raise the ship, we'd have to build two big tunnels all the way down for the bow & stern and bring them up that way, and lift the other "tidbits" up sorta like they did with the great piece.
The idea of freezing water to assist in salvage of a ship was also proposed during WWII in the salvage of at least one of the battleships at Pearl Harbor, I think West Virginia or California
the cryogenic fluid of liquid nitrogen is -196 Celsius [-396 Fahrenheit] it can literally turn the wreck of the RMS Titanic into a ice cube 🧊
I think too many people played with toy boats in the bath as kids, sank and refloated them over and over. Truth is on a big scale, as the Titanic showed us, the stresses of sinking AND the stresses of hitting the bottom can destroy a vessel.
I have an idea! We should ask a bunch of fish to carry it up for us. Lol
I've heard about the "Ping-Pong ball" proposal before. I didn't hear it from Mythbusters though.
Building a replica to serve as a museum would be a lot better.
I've always thought of setting up massive copper dams around the wreckage and pump the water get it out that way cuz I realize there's several flaws not to mention insanely expensive but better than ping pong balls lol
Build a huge cylinder that goes down to the main part of the Titanic, sand then just pump the water out of it so that it's a clear shot down to the wreck
Mr titanic...loved the CARPATHIA recon
I'd love to see you do a video about the 1980 film "Raise the Titanic" and hear you give your opinion on it
Raise the Titanic:
1) The book-tremendous, majestic, extremely entertaining, although it is also extremely misogynist.
2) The movie-one of the worst ever made. Disregarding much of the book's plot as well as key characters. Back then, part of the "studio system" was still intact, meaning that, instead of casting who was best for the part, it was "Who's not on a project this month?" I didn't see it when it came out in theaters because the one local theater that had it wanted 15.00 for a ticket at 2 PM (In that time, movies after 6 PM were 5.50 to get in). I didn't see it until more than a decade later when I saw it at blockbuster (paid 3.50 for the rental). If I had not seen it in my apartment at home, I would have booed loudly, hissed and thrown popcorn at the screen while screaming "YOU SUCK!!"
I always had the thought of massive submarine with a specialized cargo hold that would incase the bow, then release the water from the sub keeping the ship in the water as the sub rose.
Possible? Yes.
Probable? Nope.
From an engineering point-of-view it would be damn-near impossible, extremely expensive, and really not worth it. I also think it is a tomb and should be left alone aside from the occasional artifacts for museums
lol i just saw this video after posting.. i was thinking to build a massive fortress wall around the titanic, kind of like an oil rig with thick reinforced slot n drop walls that stack together each side like blocks and close it in, use shipping containers filled with concrete and other reinforcement, then pump out the water at least enough to dive and retrieve at a much safer and easier to reach depth.
well i'll cite another crazy idea here since i find this video intriguing ! so how about creating a 4000meters long tube of strong metal and wide enough to be able to have enough space for the wrecked ship inside and then try to immerse it down at the bottom of the ocean to enclose titanic and then by using some mechanism they could actually transfer the water to the ocean that's out of the tube and then inside the tube there will be only air so it could be easily lifted up 😉 the only difficulty here would be to make that very long tube of metal ! 😊
That pccket watch is haunting/chilling time capsule. Imagine... Clock stops working in 3.07 am (8:19). Just 47 minutes after Titanic sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Very chilling when you travel to time in night of Titanic sinking and recreate images in your head what happened that night. For example: "In 1 am Titanic was in one peace and still afloat. There is only 2 hours this pocket watch will work" / "In 2 am Titanic was also in one peace. There is just 1 hour this pocket watch will work" and "In 3 am this pocket watch was somewhere in ocean covered with water and there is only 7 minutes this watch will work". Insane
How about a piece at a time?
Or...
Prevent it from sinking in the first place! Somebody get me an Irish sports car, a British police booth, or a star ship that can do warp 10 around the sun.
Random idea. Would moving it to more shallow water first make sense? Maybe, somehow, slowly lift it to get something under is which could then be slowly towed to a more accessible depth.