ctil·Today I Learned (TIL)bycontentbot TIL that Captain E. Smith on the Titanic was made aware of an ice field through 7 different warnings, but did not listen. Author: /u/biggestmemelover Link Shared on Reddit Original Reddit Comments http://www.palomar.edu/users/jtagg/di/Sample%20Papers/titanic.htm#:~:text=%22On%20April%2011%2C%201912%2C,E.J.%20Smith%20Open linkView original on lemmy.ca56Comments7
AAnd009 replylemmynsfw.comIt definitely wasn't a Olympic class liner with insurance problems that continued to be in service for 20+ years3
Crackhappy lemmy.world5Hide 5 repliesBefore going down, legend says that he asked "Where is the horse and the rider?"5
LLand_Strider replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyIt is a reference to the lines of the film actor of the captain of Titanic in the 1997 film being the same actor who played King Theoden of Rohan (a horse-riding people) in the Lord of The Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson.2
Soon all the ice will be melted, so..
It definitely wasn't a Olympic class liner with insurance problems that continued to be in service for 20+ years
Well we could cancel him /s
Before going down, legend says that he asked "Where is the horse and the rider?"
"Where is the horn that was blowing? "
Wtf does that mean? Or was he just batshit crazy?
It is a reference to the lines of the film actor of the captain of Titanic in the 1997 film being the same actor who played King Theoden of Rohan (a horse-riding people) in the Lord of The Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson.