Man Is Rebuilding and Reenacting the Voyage of the Titanic: Would You Go?

by SodaHead News Posted 2012/05/02 13:00:00

Related Topics: Titanic II, clive palmer, Billionaire, Rebuild, maiden voyage, Superstitious, Engine, Art, Friday, Image, Living, Passengers

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Clive Palmer, an Australian billionaire mining mogul, has announced that he wants to not only build an exact replica of the Titanic, but also wants to reenact the ship's ill-fated maiden journey. Er, without that whole sinking part. He's skipping that. And okay, it's not going to be an exact replica. It's going to be fitted with fancy technology to ensure a safe trip. Though we imagine passengers might still feel some anxiety on day four.

When asked if he thought the so-called Titanic II was sinkable -- a sly reference to the original's misnomer -- Palmer replied, "Of course it will sink if you put a hole in it ... It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn't happen. But, of course, if you are superstitious like you are, you never know what could happen." Aside from "state-of-the-art engineering" and a diesel engine, the ship will be as close to the original as possible. Would you be nervous if you had a chance to be on-board a replica Titanic ship?

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merlinskiss 2012/05/02 17:35:26

No

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Unless you invited all 525 members of congress and actually sank it. Then they could get a taste of what they are doing to this country. Otherwise, its a waste of money... We all know what happens ad nauseum.
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AnonRanGER to Somkey ... 2012/05/04 14:21:15

I'm quite sure it's going to be profitable eventually.

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Somkey ... to AnonRanGER 2012/05/04 22:36:29

To who? Not to you or me.

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AnonRanGER to Somkey ... 2012/05/05 20:10:08

Oh, that's what you meant. Well, could be worth the money - we don't know.

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AnonRanGER to Somkey ... 2012/05/09 12:31:03

Oh, I thought you meant... ah, nevermind.
Might be worth the money for the trip, I dunno, and neither do you. )

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Somkey ... to AnonRanGER 2012/05/10 01:04:12

+1
10 to one it sinks.

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lyteweaver.starchild 2012/05/03 08:13:19

No

I hate the cold. I'd rather be treckin' the Amazons. lol. x

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Julian 2012/05/03 06:58:42

No

Yeah, I'll take a giant pass on that one. What's he going to do next, rebuild the Hindenburg?

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Somkey ... to Julian 2012/05/03 08:20:20

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OH! The HUMANITY!

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AnonRanGER to Julian 2012/05/03 10:44:06

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Why not? Fill that thing with a non--flammable gas and it's totally safe.

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sebasti... to AnonRanGER 2012/05/03 17:23:58

This is true.

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Julian to AnonRanGER 2012/05/03 18:45:42

Well that's no fun. This time they should fill it with oxyacetylene so it makes a proper bang.

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AprilHu... to AnonRanGER 2012/05/03 23:24:00

Is helium flammable? Could use that.....

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fcombs 2012/05/03 05:04:32

No

If this goof is doing a reenactment, we have to think it means that the sinking is a part of it. He could have all the lifeboats needed, and the Coast Guard surrounding the ship, and I wouldn't do it. There's two things I hate to be at the same time - wet and cold. I especially got creeped out watching the movie and looking at the ice on their eyebrows. It chilled me to the bone. No thanks. A safe cruise to warm climates are more my thing and a lot safer. I like my cruises hot, hot, hot!

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Gangste... to fcombs 2012/05/03 16:04:34

I don't blaime you. They even had a sister ship called Britanic and that was heading to Grease to help out British soldiers and that got sunk by a German spy because of a bomb. It happened 4 years after Titanic.

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Melody 2012/05/03 04:40:33

Yes

That depends on what they mean by "reenact".. o:

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BlunderWoman ~ FTGOP~ BN 0 2012/05/03 04:34:12 (edited)

Yes

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Sure! What could possibly go wrong? Oh...yeah...

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13_JunkyardDog 2012/05/03 03:59:08

No

Certain things made in China I would never use, such as a boat.

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Gangste... to 13_Junk... 2012/05/03 16:05:42

Same here as quite load of times the items they produce isn't that reliable :(

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Elementer 2012/05/03 03:48:51
AnonRanGER to Elementer 2012/05/03 10:55:44

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Fun fact: There has only been one black man on the original Titanic, a Haitian-born, French-educated engineer called Joseph Laroche, traveling with his family.

http://articles.chicagotribun...

I didn't even know about this... your comment just made me realize that I didn't know if there were any black people on the Titanic at all, so I looked it up and decided to share it with you in case you find it equally interesting.
That's why I love sites like this... you learn stuff. :)

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Elementer to AnonRanGER 2012/05/03 12:13:52

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Lol, I didn't know that either. Very interesting. Thanks for the find. Very disappointing that he died, I'm glad he did save his family, though. He seemed like a good man.

I know they've been around since the dawn of man, but wow, an interracial marriage at that time period?

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AprilHu... to AnonRanGER 2012/05/03 23:26:24

What happened to this family? Did they get rescued?

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RogerCoppock 2012/05/03 03:23:11

No

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Cruse ship travel is so yesterday.

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Nam Era Vet #1 DNA TLC 2012/05/03 02:17:10

No

Gee are they going to sink it on an iceberg like the original?

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fcombs to Nam Era... 2012/05/03 05:01:46

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Very good question. In that case, I would pass.

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Nam Era... to fcombs 2012/05/04 02:33:20

Yep. I had enough "voyages" on military ships to last a lifetime.

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fcombs to Nam Era... 2012/05/04 02:39:46

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My brother went to Vietnam on one of t.hose ships, and he said he got so seasick it made him happy to run off the ship into enemy fire - he was just so happy to get off that ship. He and I share the seasickness thing - I've been on a lot of cruises, and until we started going on the big megaship that you can hardly feel moving I threw up a lot - but it didn't stop me from cruising. Good outweighed the bad, I guess. I think the worst was the old Norway - it did not have the modern stabilizers, and we sailed on her not too long before she was taken out of the fleet, but I don't know when I've ever been any sicker. I literally had to go to bed - when I wasn't throwing up.

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Nam Era... to fcombs 2012/05/04 02:47:12

I don't even fly anymore.

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Mr.Hoodz the Truth Troll 2012/05/03 02:15:00

No

So since he's reenacting the voyage doesn't that mean sinking is part of the reenactment? No thank you lol.

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Greg 2012/05/03 02:14:02

Yes

if not for the historical significance alone

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Flamingolady 2012/05/03 02:04:49

No

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Uh, a re enactment? So the Titanic 11 is destined to SINK? Sure. Let's put the current administration on board, and let her rip! (pun intended)

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lurx: the soda jerk 2012/05/03 01:56:44 (edited)

No

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I would consider going almost as much as I would consider putting the Republicans back in charge of our economy.

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Pat 2012/05/03 01:51:46

No

The way my luck goes, this ship would go down too. I think it would a wonderful trip and very sentimental and even solemn but sometimes it's not good to test the fates.

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madsam 2012/05/03 01:35:59

No

Seems expensive for no real point.

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the_old_coach 2012/05/03 01:31:48

Yes

As long as it was certified...lol...

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Jay 2012/05/03 01:23:20

Yes

Damn straight! =D I'd go on any ship!

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Kigan 2012/05/03 01:13:50

No

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I dunno...kinda feels disrespectful to the memory to actually build a "Titanic 2". Not as disrespectful as the "Titanic 2" movie, but still.

Besides that, even I'm not morbid enough to wish to reenact that voyage.

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Blunder... to Kigan 2012/05/03 04:32:25

I found 'Titanic 2' to be hilarious. I doubt that's what they intended, but the community theater/soap-opera-reject-esque acting "skills", horribly cheesy special effects and the choice to use a hotel interior as the inside of the ship were priceless (hey, it's no wonder that ship sank, the lower decks were made entirely out of concrete!).

My favorite scene was when the helicopter landed on the glacier with no problem, but then some guy dropped a core sample onto the ice, causing a huge chunk of ice to break off. LOL!

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addie 2012/05/03 01:02:22 (edited)

No

I do not remember enjoying playing,"House," and dress up games, whatever, past being, maybe 10.

However, I am willing to accept that I am missing the point here.

Oh and this was just done a 2 weeks ago.

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Master Of All 2012/05/03 00:15:45

No

The first act didn't go well. I'm not to sure I'd take a chance on the sequel.

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