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Georgie

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Appearances Over Time

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RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Remember those watertight doors?

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

They only went up to a certain point, so if the water rose too high, it could spill over the top like an overflowing ice tray.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Good news, the Titanic could stay afloat, with four of its lower compartments flooded.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Bad news, by 12.20am, five of them had been breached.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

I assure you, Rose, she can't sink.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

And she will.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Doing some seriously quick maths, the ship's architect, Thomas Andrews, came to a grim conclusion.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

The Titanic would sink in about two hours.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

The ship was going down, and fast.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

They were tested in Belfast with a weight of 70 men.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

I can't stop.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

I am so impressed.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

When was the last time you watched this film?

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

2000s.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Wow.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Remarkable.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

So let's start with how things would likely go for those lucky ducks in first class.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Firstly, you'd have geography on your side.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

From your lofty cabin, you wouldn't have far to travel to get where the first lifeboats were being launched from, which was the highest deck.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

And as intel trickled through the ship about the true extent of the emergency, you would definitely be the first to know.