Did A German Submarine Sink the Titanic?

Onkel Neal · 04-10-12, 09:18 AM

Discuss!

I say no way possible, WWI U-boats were short range and this was 2 years before WWI. The first diesel engine was fitted in a U-boat in 1912 and they were capable of short trips in the North Sea only. They were never as far west as the Titanic when she sank, not even 6 years later when WWI concluded. Also, Titanic sank in 1912, two years before WWI. No German captain would attack a ship in peacetime. He's not a kid in the backyard with a slingshot.

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/imag...anic-route.jpg
This map shows where Allied ships were hit during June 1915 (3 years after Titanic)
http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/l...ring=June+1915

Dowly · 04-10-12, 09:32 AM

No.

nikimcbee · 04-10-12, 09:48 AM

I think that guy got his PhD at the onion university.

200% no.

I think space aliens did it.

Herr-Berbunch · 04-10-12, 10:40 AM

I think Dowly got it right - No.

Hawk66 · 04-10-12, 12:02 PM

complete nonsense...the problem with too many tv stations these days is that too many people get invited and talking nonsense.

"Mysteries From Beyond the Other Dominion"...can sbdy translate this for me in easier to understand English, pls?

nikimcbee · 04-10-12, 01:03 PM

See, I saw the movie "Titanic", and there was this guy running around the ship shooting at Leo. I think the holes were caused by the man shooting.

Clearly, that is what happened.

My second theory is that the Irish blew the Titanic up to get the US to aid Ireland (the IRA) in the struggle.

My third theory is the that the Scots blew the Titanic up because they were too drunk and sabotaged the wrong ship.

STEED · 04-10-12, 01:14 PM

Sounds like a job for the .... MYTH BUSTERS

nikimcbee · 04-10-12, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Sounds like a job for the .... MYTH BUSTERS

Sounds like another McBee/Steed caper????

Steed and McBee's hystorical mythbusters:

So, as you can clearly see, the Scots sank the Titanic by mistake.

Plausible

Plausible.

STEED · 04-10-12, 02:38 PM

Platapus · 04-10-12, 03:06 PM

Evidently this guy has a Phd in theoretical nuclear physics. Go figure.

Sailor Steve · 04-10-12, 06:28 PM

The Titanic was neither theoretical nor nuclear. That explains a lot.

As for u-boats, maybe they found a similar time warp to the one that grabbed Nimitz. On the other hand I recall Doctor Who mentioning the Titanic once...

Oberon · 04-10-12, 07:57 PM

Nonsense, it was an insurance job...

Sailor Steve · 04-10-12, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Nonsense, it was an insurance job...

Wait.

The Titanic didn't pay its "insurance" so Louis the Lip sent a hitman called "The Iceberg" to teach everyone a lesson?

Am I getting this right?

Diopos · 04-11-12, 05:31 PM

Iceberg? What iceberg? Wasn't it Ice cream?

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Platapus · 04-11-12, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The Titanic was neither theoretical nor nuclear. That explains a lot.

For some reason, people are impressed with Phds even when the doctor is opining on something totally out of his or her field.

After I get my doctorate in Public Policy, I look forward to writing many books on physics. And people better believe what I write too.

I may even try my hand at brain surgery. That's done by doctors right?

04-10-12, 09:18 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,283 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Did A German Submarine Sink the Titanic? Discuss! I say no way possible, WWI U-boats were short range and this was 2 years before WWI. The first diesel engine was fitted in a U-boat in 1912 and they were capable of short trips in the North Sea only. They were never as far west as the Titanic when she sank, not even 6 years later when WWI concluded. Also, Titanic sank in 1912, two years before WWI. No German captain would attack a ship in peacetime. He's not a kid in the backyard with a slingshot. http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/imag...anic-route.jpg This map shows where Allied ships were hit during June 1915 (3 years after Titanic) http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/l...ring=June+1915

04-10-12, 09:48 AM	#3
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,924 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think that guy got his PhD at the onion university. 200% no. I think space aliens did it. __________________

04-10-12, 10:40 AM	#4
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I think Dowly got it right - No. __________________

04-10-12, 01:03 PM	#6
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,924 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	See, I saw the movie "Titanic", and there was this guy running around the ship shooting at Leo. I think the holes were caused by the man shooting. Clearly, that is what happened. My second theory is that the Irish blew the Titanic up to get the US to aid Ireland (the IRA) in the struggle. My third theory is the that the Scots blew the Titanic up because they were too drunk and sabotaged the wrong ship. __________________

04-10-12, 01:14 PM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Sounds like a job for the .... MYTH BUSTERS __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-10-12, 09:32 AM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,004 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	No.

04-10-12, 12:02 PM	#5
Hawk66 Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 597 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	complete nonsense...the problem with too many tv stations these days is that too many people get invited and talking nonsense. "Mysteries From Beyond the Other Dominion"...can sbdy translate this for me in easier to understand English, pls?

04-10-12, 02:38 PM	#9
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	__________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-10-12, 03:06 PM	#10
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,925 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Evidently this guy has a Phd in theoretical nuclear physics. Go figure. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-10-12, 06:28 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Titanic was neither theoretical nor nuclear. That explains a lot. As for u-boats, maybe they found a similar time warp to the one that grabbed Nimitz. On the other hand I recall Doctor Who mentioning the Titanic once... __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-10-12, 07:57 PM	#12
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nonsense, it was an insurance job...

04-11-12, 05:31 PM	#14
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Iceberg? What iceberg? Wasn't it Ice cream? . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

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