New Posts For Thread: i cant understand it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-itEdward Smith the sea captain of the Titanic had to know they were doomed.But he also knew the ice berg would last longer than the ship.Why on earth did he not ram the ship into the ice berg and get everyone to climb on to it.If Brass had been on thaI'm sure that history will prove that if the Capt had been a women then things would have been done differently and the said ice-berg would have been evenly distributedin Gin and Tonics on the ship.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552999555#552999555I'm sure that history will prove that if the Capt had been a women then things would have been done differently and the said ice-berg would have been evenly distributedin Gin and Tonics on the ship.Sun, 22 Oct 2017 03:43:59 -0500The conspiracy theory has it that it was The Olympic and not The Titanic that hit the iceberg.Capt Smith was a bit of a naval 'boy' racer and had crashed Olympic into a Navy cruiser, the damagewas so bad they patched her up and swopped identities withttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998259#552998259The conspiracy theory has it that it was The Olympic and not The Titanic that hit the iceberg.Capt Smith was a bit of a naval 'boy' racer and had crashed Olympic into a Navy cruiser, the damagewas so bad they patched her up and swopped identities witSat, 21 Oct 2017 19:26:20 -0500I would say everyone was on the p1ss.all half drunk.I still think a lot of lies were told.And I believe that the public were not told the full story.And they were trying to break the course record for the trip.So it had to be full speed all the way.Phttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998185#552998185I would say everyone was on the p1ss.all half drunk.I still think a lot of lies were told.And I believe that the public were not told the full story.And they were trying to break the course record for the trip.So it had to be full speed all the way.PSat, 21 Oct 2017 18:44:53 -0500dick norris williams survived the titanic sinking and went on to be the only titanic survivorto win an olympic gold medal, winning the mixed doubles in paris in 1924 with hazel wightmanwould went on to give her name to wightman cuphe also won 4 doublhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998167#552998167dick norris williams survived the titanic sinking and went on to be the only titanic survivorto win an olympic gold medal, winning the mixed doubles in paris in 1924 with hazel wightmanwould went on to give her name to wightman cuphe also won 4 doublSat, 21 Oct 2017 18:37:35 -0500OH and the sea was if I remember correctly calm which made it harder to see as waves weren't breaking against it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998145#552998145OH and the sea was if I remember correctly calm which made it harder to see as waves weren't breaking against it.Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:26:52 -0500Because they used to be issued with binoculars but then the company stopped issuing them and they had to pay for them themselves and the guys who were on watch hadn't and the stopping turning distance of a huge ship is large. If they had binoculars,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998141#552998141Because they used to be issued with binoculars but then the company stopped issuing them and they had to pay for them themselves and the guys who were on watch hadn't and the stopping turning distance of a huge ship is large. If they had binoculars,Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:26:02 -0500im sure there were other icebergs.they stopped in the film "a night to remember"but another problem is that reports say it was a clear night and a bright Moon,and two guys in the crows nest .How come they did not see it until they were 50 yards away.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998121#552998121im sure there were other icebergs.they stopped in the film "a night to remember"but another problem is that reports say it was a clear night and a bright Moon,and two guys in the crows nest .How come they did not see it until they were 50 yards away.Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:15:25 -0500Actuallly now I check it wasn't a proper iceberg, it kind of was but was a man made mixture of frozen water and some wood pulp. Still, a nice and blue sky idea even if it eventually wasn't really feasible.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998107#552998107Actuallly now I check it wasn't a proper iceberg, it kind of was but was a man made mixture of frozen water and some wood pulp. Still, a nice and blue sky idea even if it eventually wasn't really feasible.Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:10:29 -0500the ship didn't stop beside it it kept going? It was lateral thinking isn't it. Intereting little fact you may not know of, in ww2 the allies considered cutting off huge icebergs and sticking engines on them and turning them into ice aircraft carrierhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998099#552998099the ship didn't stop beside it it kept going? It was lateral thinking isn't it. Intereting little fact you may not know of, in ww2 the allies considered cutting off huge icebergs and sticking engines on them and turning them into ice aircraft carrierSat, 21 Oct 2017 18:07:44 -0500ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30955461/i-cant-understand-it?post_id=552998093#552998093ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZSat, 21 Oct 2017 18:04:07 -0500