Posted by Scott Andrews on April 26, 1999 at 12:27:05 in 205.147.245.41:
In Reply to: Re: Titanic-Discovery special posted by Loren Perry on April 26, 1999 at 10:39:20:
...It seems to me the engineers had some pet theories of their own (the non-perpendicular stern sinking, etc.) and tried hard to re-arrange the facts to support them. "Please don't confuse me with the facts - I'm trying to accomplish something important here."...
Loren,
Very well put! Garzke & Co. made such a huge deal about "brittle fracture" being a major factor in the final disposition of the wreck. Now, it would seem, they have to back-pedal on that one. I don't suppose we'll see them trying to get the media all fired up with the information that the ship's steel wasn't so brittle after all. In fact, I'm surprised that they aired that segment on the steel test. It certainly made the whole circus over "brittle fracture" seem like "crying 'wolf!'".
Scott