• eu@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    86
    ·
    1 year ago

    It’s like the Titanic, it was doomed the moment someone called it unsinkable. No self-respecting universe would let that slide.

    • WeirdAlex03@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      33
      ·
      1 year ago

      Fun fact: The “unsinkable” actually came from its sister Olympic, after it came out relatively unscathed from a collision with the Hawke (Wikipedia link)

      damage to Olympic and Hawke - Olympic has a hole in the side of its hull, Hawke's bow has been completely mangled and now looks pug-nosed

      Fun fact: Between the 3 ships of the class, Olympic was the only that survived to retirement. Britannic was sunk by a mine in WWI after less than a year in service.

      • electrorocket@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        25
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Well, and they ran out of the good bolts halfway through building the titanic and they had to use cheaper ones. And the captain thought it was fine to just barrel full steam ahead in a the foggy and icy north Atlantic.