Explained: The Big Piece

Just in time for 1912 subscribers.

[@johntothebrogan]

Welp, a part of the ship completed her voyage

[@Jankunas_Reviews]

John Brogan well it did not end up in New York but still ended up in the Us

[@toaster8907]

Technicality am I right?

[@darthhull85]

BleechX gaming false. I saw it in NYC while it was on exhibit.

[@dumbarsesoriginal]

Took its sweet ass time

[@lazognalazogna7083]

Not quite wide enough to fit jack though

[@annemarie4305]

I stayed at The Luxor this past August and having not known about the existence of the big piece, I went to the titanic exhibit expecting a collection of tea cups and passports. When I saw the big piece I initially assumed it was a replica. When I read that it was in fact real, I had to ask an employee just to be sure. It was the highlight of that trip.

[@nebulouspranks]

Lol no way I stayed there when you wrote this comment

[@the_rover1]

Just imagine this: the impression of this 15 ton piece left you breathless and you couldn't believe what you were seeing this very moment. Now imagine you would enter a hall where the entire bow was exhibited. I anticipate that I would be frightened as hell.

[@VictorWirtz]

I saw this at COSI in Columbus Ohio a few years ago it was awesome

[@MaximusCensorius]

I couldn't help myself, I was naughty, I touched the Big Piece. I was left pretty haunted by the experience.

[@VictorWirtz]

@@MaximusCensorius I did too the cool rusted steel felt... strange

[@MrNeonz-fk2ky]

After multiple attempts of raising “The Big Piece”, they finally got it onto a ship. And then a support cable snapped.... I can’t imagine the teams reaction.

[@the_rover1]

Wait, that's illegal! Come back again, will yah!

[@pheonix929]

You would think it was some sort of message from the beyond probably, the large piece falling back down to the bottom of the sea 3 times. Doesnt take a genius to figure out, maybe that was the only way the souls lost at sea that night could try to tell the living to keep their grave site in tact and leave things alone...one could picture it 🤔 We should just leave sacred places alone in peace

[@dragstarantt8740]

@@pheonix929 no hate but we want to take smaller steps on thong to raise it so it can be back to where it was ofc it's not gonna be drove again bc of the condition it is in but I would try and raise is for history

[@April_a26]

@@pheonix929 i would rather history is maintained instead of it rotting at the bottom of the sea

[@gr8cescale]

If someone finds a way to preserve her, I would be totally on board. With the plan, probably not the boat for a while.

[@Tyler-ce3um]

When the big piece finally reaches its destination: “It’s been 84 years”

[@Yezpahr]

The meme of the century, literally.

[@donte7155]

Imagine some old bastard was holding onto the big piece since the wreck and has survived miraculously, and when the big piece reaches it's destination just casually hops off the piece to everyone's surprise and says: "worst cruise of my life, 0/10 would not recommend." And keels over and fucking dies.

[@georgerapp8502]

Thank you for watching? Screw that, thank you for explaining. As a historian and a generally interested person, I can say that I watch videos like this all the time. Sometimes I reference things when I am done with your videos, but you have the distinction of being the only person doing this whose videos I sometimes DON'T follow up with independent research. Sometimes you cover it as well as I see possible. Kudos to you, sir. I would expect both the subscribers and pressure to keep increasing. Expectations are a helluva cursed blessing.

[@Zepherus]

Well, I'm not sure what to say. Glad you like the videos, I'll try to keep up the standard when I make more.

[@jeffnew1213]

There is also a "Small Piece." I don't recall if it was raised at the same time as the Big Piece or not. It was sent to a metallurgical lab at, I believe, Missouri State University in Rolla for analysis. A friend of mine, a Titanic researcher named Paul Grote, went to see the piece and got to handle it. He sent me a fragment of the hanky he used to wipe the rust off his hands in an envelope smudged with the same rust and with a little arrow drawn on it by him with the words "Titanic rust."

[@-Liska]

What a weirdly sweet and human thing for someone to do.

[@juliebraden6911]

He must have been excited.

[@F-Man]

It’s such a slap in the face to the memories of those lost to have this hull section in a casino. It should have been brought back to Southampton or Belfast and become the centerpiece of a memorial.

[@mrcheese5383]

Not really

[@sassyfras4085]

Agree.

[@pcs9518]

But that’s not profitable to RMS Titanic INC. Grave robbing is an expensive hobby that deep in the middle of the ocean

[@afterburner119]

I have been to it, it is nothing of the sort. The company keeps it VERY above board, not a tourist attraction. I was more than impressed on how it was setup.

[@davidz5470]

The exhibit that it's in is very respectful. It's shown in context and honored as such. It's actually a very good exhibit, worth going to if you're in the area

[@nickp97]

I didn't think this would be sad, but to think of the Titanic disintegrating slowly and that it won't be there anymore in my lifetime is just sad. I grew up looking at artist's renditions of the wreck and all the documentaries about it and I hate that I'll never see it for myself in real life before it's totally gone.

[@shelbyshannon8744]

WWIIMed18 Same way I feel. I just hate when it gets mentioned. I love the titanic

[@nickp97]

Shelby Shannon Same

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

The irony is that wooden ships survive much longer, which is why the Mary Rose (a Tudor warship that sank on retreat due to poor design) was in remarkably good condition when she was recovered.

[@zacharycoslic1274]

Same

[@Spyrika]

It wasn't until recently they started allowing the public to get near it, but 2 years after your comment they've made it so you can go on a tour to the Titanic, but it costs well over $100,000 for a ticket. Might be around long enough for you still

[@isunlloaoll]

So a casino bought it in order to lure people into their casino, then sink them deep in debt... see what I did there?

[@Zepherus]

I did.

[@chaosentity855]

i sea what you did there

[@mastro3084]

@@chaosentity855 You're a beach

[@a-1b-2c-37]

@Miranda Nizinski Shut up flood.

[@jamesweber1827]

I can't FATHOM a casino doing that! 🛳

[@frailty7280]

zepherus: in the future the titanic will be nothing but an orange stain on the sea floor the Titanic II: im about to end this mans whole career

[@slycooper1001]

the captain's bathtub is rusty powder now

[@kos2919]

They will be mad lads and sinking that ship as well just for a "no u"

[@badwahs2578]

im probably going on titanic 2 because I love titanic so I decided that I will go on titanic to thank god you know what it is

[@joefera8947]

Titanic 2 is a hoax. Clive Palmer from Blue Star Line is a liar and a con man. He has been promising another Titanic for 30 years and has never even started building anything. He releases bogus press releases about it ever few years to get attention for himself. The one being built in China is a completely different project and will be a stationary vessel and a permanent part of a theme park there.

[@AndyHappyGuy]

The Australian Titanic II is likely to be cancelled due to the financial situation of Clive Palmer. The Chinese Titanic II is not historically accurate and can’t move.

[@firstname2835]

Atleast the lifeboats and the big piece completed the voyage.

[@masterfarr8265]

and even worse we got that god awful animated movie

[@grafgingula6961]

@@masterfarr8265 we Don't talk about that here

[@loafheader]

in all honesty, i think the piece should be relocated to the place she was built in belfast

[@loafheader]

instead of in that pyramid hotel thing

[@Spudwellington]

haha it is a casino in las vegas called the luxor. i agree, pretty pathetic.

[@Quasihamster]

Absolutely. The Titanic Museum should get itself another piece.

[@philshiftly8792]

I think it should go to New York. So at least a piece of the ship finishes its maiden voyage.

[@loafheader]

Phil Shiftly i think it should come home

[@epilepticwizard4800]

"it's a big piece of something I love but don't cover that often"... ;)

[@radradishradiator]

Dallos Cansing xD

[@dingchat555]

...and this comment has 69 likes. Coincidence?

[@radradishradiator]

ThatOtherGuy I think not!

[@SexyTechSupport]

"Do you want some dick?"

[@brother.7370]

ai lov tu tacita

[@johnpatrickcryan9444]

This was always my favorite Maritime stories, the ocean scares the daylights out of me so I became a diver(go figure) we used to nite dive the concrete ship off Cate May NJ, treading water and stairing at the stars always reminded me of Titanic, a real mixture of emotion.... . .

[@davecashmore16]

The Big Piece is now on permanent display at the Titanic exhibition on International Drive, Orlando, Florida.

[@Kaboomboo]

According to a month old article it's still in Vegas.

[@davecashmore16]

@@Kaboomboo Maybe on loan.

[@Kaboomboo]

@@davecashmore16 No it's definitely been here the entire time I've lived here. And it's still here in Las Vegas.

[@davecashmore16]

@@Kaboomboo So what's the bit they have in Florida?

[@jonaskane4363]

The 'little' Big Piece. It's the second largest piece recovered.

[@SeraphinaPZ]

New and improved Explained, now with 20% more British accent at no extra cost to you.

[@Zepherus]

Why, is it especially evident in this video? Not that that's bad, just wondering - I have no clue about my accent (or lack thereof).

[@SeraphinaPZ]

Zepherus Just a joke I thought up.

[@motoXcR]

is ron weasley nice in real life?

[@tesstickle7267]

Sera no such thing as a british accent lool

[@boiled_egg_]

Lewis Pollard Yes there is, it just has many variations.

[@Voyager1786]

I’m lucky enough to of touched the big piece a few years ago when it was on display in London!

[@peteg475]

Me too. In Boston.

[@californiamade5608]

Me too in San Francisco.

[@CaptureLife]

Me too..jumped the barrier in Vegas just so I could boast like this.

[@Voyager1786]

@@CaptureLife I know you shouldn’t touch but it’s the Titanic, how many people nowadays can say they’ve touched the Titanic!

[@BonJovi1987Fan]

The big piece should be at Belfast Ireland which is it's rightful place to be at because it's a piece of Belfast's history.

[@kristianhuttaldrich8506]

I Saw This Piece Up Close And Personal At The Luxor Titanic Exhibit In Vegas

[@Giganfan2k1]

"What happened?" "The front fell off..."

[@thatssofetch3481]

It was towed outside of the environment.

[@user-xg8yy7yl1d]

So would it have been possible to just ride the ship to queenstown and experience the titanic without the whole sinking part?

[@c.taylorb.1612]

Yeah for like, less than a day

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

The sinking is my favourite part... what are you talking about

[@1940limited]

Yes.

[@AndyHappyGuy]

Yeah! A passenger named Francis Browne departed in Queenstown and provided the only known photographs of Titanic’s interior!

[@runawaysmudger7181]

​@@AndyHappyGuy He didn't take a photo of the grand staircase tho. I wonder why?

[@MetaalMeerkat]

I am actually glad this was in my recommended section, you earned a new subscriber.

[@EeveeFromAlmia]

“Because he was there, for some reason,” honestly I just need a whole video explaining that.

[@pierresihite8854]

to think I've been avoiding this video in my feed for the past 3 years worries me greatly

[@exidrial431]

I'm just waiting for a company to "scan" the whole thing and release it as some kind of VR Tour... oh well probably never going to happen, way too expensive.

[@exidrial431]

***** Yeah if anybody ever saw a reason to do that. I don't think museums and such will pay that much for something like that, plus VR isn't really practical for application in museums.

[@Kaipyro67ALT]

A nice big IMAX experience would though.

[@MrTheStache]

Exidrial actually there's already a vr game of the Titanic. it's where you have to escape the Titanic as it sinks. look it up

[@exidrial431]

Juan Roblero Yeah but is it an accurate representation? Games are all nice and fun but I was thinking more along the lines of preserving the Titanic, to maybe use the VR version as some kind of educational medium.

[@MrTheStache]

The game was still in a beta stage but their goal was for you to escape the titanic in the same amount of time it took for it to sink. As in size comparison I would say they nailed it but for small details like every single screw not so much.

[@brendaharper5998]

Tactful, tasteful...you know, Zephyrus, you give me hope for KZbin maintaining at least a semblance of class. And humour. So far, I've watched several of your postings and not a clunker in the lot. Bravo! Please keep up the good job, and send us more. Always more. I love cats, but seriously, one can watch only so many videos of cats all doing the same thing before you overdose on feline fur and fun! Or getthe electronic equivalent of a hairball! Gak!

[@Oakleaf700]

Wittiest post I've read tonight.

[@Destasaurus]

As a las vegas native the big piece is one of my favorite things to see. Its not advertised to tourist as a money grab like everything else is. Your ticket has the story of a passenger on it and at the end you get to look through the list on the wall to see if your passenger survived or not... (My passenger survived. I regret losing my ticket as i dont remember his name now) but it was very humbling experience. The big piece is like the last thing you see on the walk through. One exhibit you have to stick your hand into a pool of water that was the same temperature as the ocean that the passengers died in it was very emotional for me. Its a very respectful and educational experience.

[@Graysonn1]

Cobh is pronounced Cove. It's the language of the country next door to you.

[@eastcorkcheeses6448]

No V in the gaelic, so bh is a V sound...

[@Darryl_Frost]

I wonder if that has anything to do with Australian "cobber', or friend (or someone you know), just as 'cove' is used in a similar way? I don't. I could see an Aussy reading cobh as "cobber".. Just a guess..

[@scherzva]

I've been there twice, nice town

[@Liodegrance]

Wales?

[@Graysonn1]

@@Liodegrance ireland

[@ryanflood635]

They went and put it into a casino in Las Vegas. what a joke. Send it back to Belfast where it Belongs.

[@Leonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

Ryan Flood Yes

[@benthompson8256]

Ryan Flood send it back to the ocean floor that's it's rightful home

[@ryanflood635]

ben Thompson I would agree with you. but the problem is, its already been raised. I knew this piece was raised along time ago, but to put it inside a Casino in Sin City is a joke and disrespectful to the families of lost ones (including my own family). send it home to Belfast where it belongs. Not in a sleazy outlet for some billionaire to make profit out of.

[@benthompson8256]

Ryan Flood what so we can put it in the titanic experience in Belfast so we can be the ones to make money off it?I live in kildare and have been to it and it's just another money grabbing venture like the luxer which I stayed in for mcgregor aldo fight last December. it's only a piece of metal let the yanks have it

[@ryanflood635]

ben Thompson the Yanks do have it. and me complaining isn't going to change that lol. im just wondering what Vegas has to do with the Titanic ? at least at Belfast the history is there and the Irish people that built it are there well their families are at least. anywhere would have been better than a casino in vegas. its a big middle finger to the history and a thumbs up for a few dollars. worst possible place to have put it imo.

[@yupitsjessbbyx3]

The wreck site is better described as a memorial site and not a graveyard. There are no bodies remaining in the wreckage, ocean scavengers, the oxygen in the water flow as well as the pressure is enough to destroy any trace of remains. Especially with 100 years+ to do it. Leather boots are treated so of course those will survive longer than a decomposing body at the bottom of the ocean

[@BradfordGuy]

I believe it is still considered a tomb and treated as such, even though the bodies no longer reside there; maybe a bit human remains still within the ocean floor - what would be dust, on dry land. You can see the clothes and boots though, obviously where the bodies had lain for decades. A very eerie and sobering sight. I cannot imagine what those people went through, on that cold, still night.

[@hannahoffman3104]

Well the bodies in a “regular” graveyard also decompose so I don’t see why that specifically would dequalify the titanic as a graveyard

[@FlakeTillman]

Jessica Ayala In 2003 they pulled up a teapot and fused to the bottom of it was an engagement ring with a finger bone still in it... There’s preserved bodies under the detritus.

[@Jimmy_Sullivan]

Also, the vast majority of those who died, died of hypothermia on the surface of the ocean, where it sank. I think the wreck site should be protected from looters and artifact hunters and the recovered items shouldn't be sold to private collections, but we still should try to recover and preserve as many artifacts as we can and put them in museums. As this video mentioned, these artifacts will be in a few decades the only things left of the ship.

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Question: Where are the bodies? Answer: The pressure of the deep crushed the bodies beyond recognition and then the sea critters on the ocean floor ate them.

[@breakingmad2645]

“Prevent the ship from being damaged” Bruh. It’s going to be gone in 2050.

[@AndyHappyGuy]

Hey, at least we should try to slow down its deterioration. Stonehenge will inevitably be destroyed, but do we go about smashing stuff?

[@toospicytg]

I've seen the piece 2 times so far in my life and I gotta say it's pretty damn cool

[@eoghan887]

This channel is great and i really hope to see it grow

[@akizeta]

Now I know which cabins to book on my time-travel trip. ;)

[@boglenight1551]

It broke off after it was submerged, if you pick those hoping that hole would help you escape then you're dead wrong.

[@akizeta]

Boglenight I was thinking more that I now know that those cabins were officially unoccupied, so they'll be free for me. I shall be off the ship by the time of the break-up, I hope. ;)

[@boglenight1551]

NelC If you create a time machine, find me and you won't have to worry about money.

[@thejagotishow]

Boglenight Where you at?

[@appleboi3328]

Or how about none

[@JRNarian]

I saw this in LA back around 2003! I couldn't believe my eyes. I want to see this exhibit again in Las Vegas.

[@babirhussain8361]

You are very pretty

[@jeannemshultz9136]

So happy you showed up on my YT feed not long ago. Didn't know how that happened but your content is smart, funny, and I am now fan. Well done you!

[@xl000]

It's somehow refreshing to see new channels that are not fake pranks, fake social experiments, reaction / commentary, or drama related..

[@ronjonsurf39]

xl KZbin needs more CGP grey inspired channels and less drama alert, prank invasion, and leafy types

[@ysnbg]

xl what kind of channels are you looking for maybe we could recommend some

[@naiknaik8812]

Watch video essays then, they are great af

[@flybeep1661]

xl and that's completely your own fault. There are tons of such channels, you're just stupid enough to have kept on going for those other retarded types of channels.

[@w1lDstYLe]

This is a year old, but every time I see someone comment something like this, I feel the need to recommend TierZoo. One of the more unique channels I've come across in ages.

[@mikhailgorbachev3721]

It's not a boat. It's a submarine now.

[@Zepherus]

Fair enough.

[@WTFDude-]

XD

[@Darryl_Frost]

But Submarine's are boats !! (Ships have boats, boats don't have boats, Titanic was therefore a ship), (I'll show myself out!).

[@folbykleetwood7462]

Of course Gorbachev

[@luv3daysgrace1]

As always, I love your videos. I learn some really cool things. You are so smart! Awesome work!!

[@Star-The-Werewolf]

I got to see the piece in real life when I went to the Luxor exhibit, and just the minute you see it your breath gets taken away, it was amazing.

[@KyleNappTheMaster]

at around 30 seconds in "big piece of what," i could help but to think of that feminist's video "humongous what"

[@Zepherus]

HUGH MUNGUS WHAT THAT'S SEXUAL HARASSMENT

[@GarethRules]

Kyle Napp OMG I WATCHED THAT BEFORE THIS VIDEO

[@GarethRules]

Kyle Napp Sorry, caps was still on from my comments on that video

[@Volvith]

"THIS MAN JUST SEXUALLY HARASSED ME!!!" "Oh, i did not. -_-" "He came up to me and said: 'You wanna know what my name is? Hugh Mongus.'." This is the reason i'd push the button that'd kill 25% of humanity, but would get it world-peace. Also, for the sake of the gene pool, can we just... I don't know... attach people like this to 4 ton weights instead of buoyancy balloons? -_-

[@Zenith_V]

10:14 “Nazi Titanic” hanging around in the background

[@HowlingWolf518]

That's the SS Cap Arcona. Nazis took her over and used her to carry troops, then eventually Germans fleeing the Red Army, then (on her last voyage) concentration camp prisoners... when she was bombed by the RAF. Only the former camp guards and a few hundred prisoners survived.

[@stupidoburrito5915]

I subbed because you show a genuine love for history

[@caobadraconis5560]

I just found your channel and I've been watching your videos non-stop for the last couple hours. But the moment I decided to subscribe was when you said how much you love the Titanic. I love it too,and I'm loving your videos so far, so I'm glad I've found your channel.

[@alvindahlbergpaby8060]

Happy i found your channel. Great content

[@oskar1330]

I think i got scared for life when i saw him using internet explorer.

[@oskar1330]

:D

[@sgnrobb]

Great video! As a fellow Titanic enthusiast I appreciate the time and detail you put into making it! Thanks!

[@tonyquigley6543]

Im a structural engineer, and looking at the size of that thing, and how thin it is, also the width of the cables holding it out of the water, and with the relative weight for the density of the metal used in the titanic at the time, that piece weights about 1.3 tonnes. Not even CLOSE to 20 tonnes. a piece of metal about 8 feet across and 6.5 feet high, that is only a few inches thick, doesn't weigh more than fully loaded greyhound bus im adraid

[@cpufreak101]

But don't forget, cast iron can also be very heavy

[@11donto]

i remember when i was like 11 and watched the Titanic movie. I was depressed and constantly sad for a week after i saw it. Lol.

[@joshuaadler4259]

yeah the first time I watched it I was like 10 and It was the saddest thing i had seen

[@J-Money270]

Did you at least laugh at the part where the guy fell and slammed himself of the propeller?

[@joshuaadler4259]

@@J-Money270 don't remember that part

[@AndyHappyGuy]

Movie sucks. The actual story is the most interesting, not all that romance shit.

[@Maniac61675]

5:29 well, didn’t that aged perfectly …

[@Chris08TT]

Just one min of this and I knew this channels for me,,,,SUBSCRIBED. Thank you for the vids

[@TelxGaming]

Saw this piece in person 7 or 8 years ago. It was awesome! :) glad you made this video!

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

It's a big piece of debris called the "Big Piece" from the field of debris called the "Debris Field"...

[@Pendleton115]

These videos are amazing! I can definitely see your videos becoming very popular very soon!

[@Zepherus]

Thank you, but I swear I recognize you from somewhere. Hmm... Bit of a leap, but do you watch the streams of an animatior called PikaPetey? I swore I've seen a Pendleton 115 in the chat once.

[@Pendleton115]

Zepherus Yes! I am one of his Patrons! God the world is a small place! Fancy seeing you again! Speaking of which, do you remember when that stream was? They kinda get blurred after a while :)

[@Zepherus]

Pendleton 115 It was a while ago, i think it was his 'symbolic' Cool Cat animation that he hasn't uploaded yet. I think. But I'm pretty amazed that statistically two users can run into each other like this. At least now you know what I'm procrastinating from doing whilst watching his streams.

[@Pendleton115]

Zepherus I dont recall watching any of his Cool Cat related streams, possibly it was his Pokemon GO stream, or maybe his walkcycle stream... Anyway, yeah! It's really amazing that we ran into each other! You might see me mooching in the comment sections of your videos in the future :)

[@samuelwoods164]

Finally gave in and clicked after seeing this in my recommendations at least twice a week for over a year, couple minutes in and not disappointed

[@tzwalter]

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[@mrtorgue6600]

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[@rileypowell5354]

Mr Tourgue im surprised you havent asked him to apologize. this video had WAY too many sylables.

[@austinjoedimatulac]

Riley Powell and you have too many spelling mistakes.

[@smeg7ds]

in the past hour he has gotten about 700 subs, so id say thats pretty good.

[@rileypowell5354]

Austin thank you autocorrect, but you didnt get the joke.

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I just subbed. The guy has a good voice and good scripts. He's quite funny without seeming to try to be funny, if you get my meaning. His videos have been coming up on my recommended viewing for a while but I wasn't that interested. If he is coming up on a lot more people's lists he will rocket in subs pretty quickly. Biggest one I ever saw was iDubbbz. When I subbed to him he has 130,000 ( roughly ) and in less than 9 months later he has over 2 million and has videos that have over 10 million views. Guess KZbin can make some people rich after all . . .

[@ariela.1752]

They brought this piece to Chicago at the museum of science and industry. It was a exhibit and you pretty much got a card in the beginning that said who you were what your class was and why you were on the ship. You then get to see actual artifacts and the big piece that they allowed you to touch. And at the end you checked the wall to see if you aka your person lived or died. And they people you got to be were actual passengers. It was super cool to experience that.

[@TannerRoberson]

I remember watching a documentary on the Titanic and they had a major portion of it where they covered the raising of this piece and it resting on the bottom of the ocean again. Always bummed me out because I thought they'd never get it. It makes me happy to know that it actually did get brought up finally.

[@Teigan]

This was a really great video! Thank you!!!

[@miredaproducciones]

1:23 isnt that a piece of coal next to the wall? I have one of these too. I also love Titanic. Good video!

[@lv5272]

If people like to know, Titanic hase a bigger sister ship called Britannic and sunk also. Olympic 'the little bit smaller one' was the only survivor of the three.

[@vincentrodriguez7797]

Lucas Versteegh yeah but then she was scrapped

[@kylethedalek]

Lucas Versteegh yeah, it would be nice to have all three still up and running. Or even in museums. There's also a lot of controversy about if it's the Titanic lying on the bottom of the sea bed.

[@lv5272]

On the cruise ship 'Celebrity Millenium' are real artifacts out of RMS Olympic, like a real restaurant.

[@jonathanthorpe3037]

kylethedalek there is no controversy, just nutty conspiracy theorists. They are far from the same thing.

[@simonferrer]

I've heard some speculation that the RMS Britannic could be raised. Despite the bow being crumpled, the ship is intact and in far better condition than the Titanic.

[@alstokesveteranfilmmaker913]

I subbed your channel on the grounds that I like your narration delivery style. There's just not enough mirth on this subject elsewhere on the 'Tube. Back in 1991/2 I did a massive research job for a stage play about the 1912 BoT Court of Inquiry into The Loss of RMS Titantic because, being the 80th anniversary of the disaster, the British (Maritime section) Board of Trade reopened their 1912 inquiry with respect to Captain Lord and the Californian - because the 1985 Ballard expedition had found the exact location of the wreck site, the BoT were able to conclude that Captain Lord was much further away from Titanic than previously thought. Hurrah! Captain Lord is innocent! ... of a crime which didn't exist in 1912 ... But despite the BoT 1992 ruling (in the Public Record Office) folk still bleat on about Captain Lord's 'guilt' of not going to the aid of Titanic and saving everyone on board, even though his ship was trapped in an ice field. I read somewhere recently (2018) that, back in the day, Lord should have been horse whipped. The first night of the stage play was April 14th 1992 and those jolly nice chaps at the BoT phoned the theatre an hour before curtain-up so we could make hurried script changes. Years later I discovered a distant relation was (allegedly) on Titanic ... but wasn't amongst the saved. As for the 20-ton lump, I remember seeing that on the local news swinging unsteadily on the end of a hawser wondering why anyone would desicrate a grave just to prove a point of which we already know the result. When Officer Herbert Lightoller was asked a long and rambling question by Sen. Smith at the American Inquiry he replied, "The result, Sir, was she sank."

[@TheJohn0363]

aww kinda sad at the end tbh.. what a story. And when that music from James Horner hits (RIP) emotions are crazy. Great video mate keep it up

[@mbear1639]

This is excellent, new content. New sub. Good luck, guys!

[@Zepherus]

Thanks!

[@AlwaysOnTheBattlefield]

Loving the videos keep up the great work!

[@Zepherus]

Thank you!

[@TheCzarcastic]

You should really utilise the description on the video :) I like your channel, its not like the other fact channels

[@Zepherus]

Czar Ec Thanks, I'll try to next time.

[@Jake-bu8iq]

I dont know why this was in my recommended today but it was really interesting. Thanks

[@alexandercarder2281]

Man, I'm already in a teary mood tonight and this tune is gonna send me over the edge 😭😭

[@zanderpanda6197]

0:53 i love the TITANIC SHOWS VIDEO OF LUSITANIA me: TRIGGERED

[@1985_Honda_CRX_Si]

Ha, *COMEDY*

[@Drakelx55]

Grumpy Ian no it wasn’t? It wasn’t even White Star Line owned, Lusitania literally operated under White Star’s rival Cunard.

[@Parkerrhode]

0:53 Lusitania before May 7 1915 0:58 & 2:51 Olympic

[@typhoon37351]

Hey, that's some pretty good content there. have yourself a new subscriber, mate

[@iam16bits]

I saw the big piece soon after the salvage. It was in Atlantic City and was on display in a giant tent and swimming pool full of sea water. It was amazing to see that all the fixtures and glass were still intact.

[@sadboys4ever360]

The quality of your video's are amazing !

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

As if Buzz Aldrin hasn't had a cool enough life already.

[@mitziMeow2]

I've been on this titanic tour when I was younger, and on the ticket for the tour was a name, every ticket got a different name and ticket here was a qall with all the people on the titanic name and ypu got to see if your name survived or not, there was also a giant thing of ice they let you put your hands on to feel how cold the water was,and there was all kind of titanic items,it was so cool

[@slycooper1001]

ditto also remember the glass box with a hole in it you could touch the titanic

[@acasualcactus5878]

I went there too. Do you know if you survived? I did.

[@Ender.wigginn]

When I was 6, which is around when I was obsessed with the titanic, we went to the traveling exhibit that had the big piece; I think it was shortly after they recovered it. I dont remember much from that trip, other than the warm glow of the incandescent lights outside of the big tent they had the exhibit in, and the fact that one of the staff let me go under the rope and touch it. They still had water misting on it, to keep the oxygen in the air from rusting the steel (the water at the bottom of the Atlantic is pretty oxygen deprived, which is part of the reason the ship has remained in such good condition). Such an amazing and tragic story.

[@Hi-lb8cq]

Seen the big piece the other day in person...the company titanic inc is extremely protective and respectful of all of the artifacts and of the big piece...its also very emotional to see an actual piece of the actual titanic...my gf cried when she saw it

[@faitharielsterling235]

I love everything to do with the titanic, it's story isn't the same as any other, it's so unique. Who agrees with me?

[@benthompson8256]

Robert Musgrove-Murphy nope

[@Zepherus]

I do.

[@mybackhurts7020]

Do the black knight satellite. like if you want

[@jackcampell6107]

AJ Help that would be a goods one

[@bertaboy9078]

the black knight satellite is confirmed to be weather shielding

[@jaisheelal4002]

+The Unreformed Idiot 'Weather Shielding'?

[@krashd]

Aka a thermal blanket, a tarpaulin used by astronauts during EVA's to shield them from radiation or the cold, supposedly one was lost during an EVA and is floating around the Earth like a giant black shopping bag.

[@sc0tte1-416]

The black knight satellite was just a 'space blanket'...I know the irony of that, but it was just a sheet of Mylar, and since it was in the vacuum of space it ended up looking like something it wasn't.

[@colinjohnston5734]

Amazing video, “off to queens town” line at 3:08 had me dying.

[@tagger0892]

Really well done dude, thanks for taking the time to make this.

[@Evocatorum]

It's rather surprising to me that the Titanic was "accidently" found by the US while looking for the USS Thresher. That is to say, Ballard was being paid to locate the wreckage of the Thresher, but also wanted to find the Titanic. There's a rather interesting documentary on here about him and his status as a wreck finder for those interested.

[@steveb6103]

Forgot about it being shipped around the US for over a year.

[@Clip.Collector]

I've seen the big piece and touched it, its aww inspiring knowing that the men who labored building it but it was also sad because of the whole reason behind the exhibit's existence. The iron plates, rivets, a hatch with thick broken glass...

[@sjc4]

You deserve a lot more subs, my man. Love the content.

[@tummywubs5071]

I know the ship is old and crumbling but surely their must be a way of getting big parts of it up. Maybe the crows nest?

[@ExoDoggo]

10:40

[@camper1749]

When they rebuild the titanic in china they should duct tape a potato with a pair of broken binoculars to the crow's next to commemorate the lookout.

[@roaklin]

@@camper1749 titanic crew didnt have access to their binoculars, if you weren't a potato you would have known that.

[@ee8147]

Nope

[@realoadin]

Nah.It will crush on it`s way up.

[@CharlesTheClumsy]

KZbin suggested this to me. Thanks KZbin!

[@blacktoothfox677]

That was actually really good. |a great video, fascinating, and quietly meaningful.

[@stephyclaws]

Your videos are amazing! I subscribed xx

[@tristan2350]

oh my god this was a wonderful Video

[@jamespatterson49]

When this channel gets a million subs, I'll be able to boast that I was one of the first people to subscribe

[@jamespatterson49]

Also great vid

[@PayKay]

yea

[@Zepherus]

Thanks, but I don't think I'll ever get that far.

[@PayKay]

+Zepherus not with that attitude

[@thealiens386]

+Zepherus That's what they all say

[@2011cvb]

Absolutely wonderful video mate

[@gregbrockway4452]

Absolutely "riveting"! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Truly fascinating, thank you.

[@kathulemerald8000]

bit of a Vsauce feel to your vids, love it. subbed

[@david-barna]

Slowed down Vsauce music at the end and some stolen lines. Still, good informational vid.

[@david-barna]

@Krok Krok You and I have very different ideas about coincidence. Nevertheless, still enjoyed the video, was detailed and entertaining.

[@kierno9468]

why were the Americans allowed to take the piece it should be on display in the Titanic Museum in Belfast.

[@JTN-EOS]

It was actually Titanic I.N.C who funded it, who are an English Corporation and as such I has no idea why it's in America in a bloody casino.

[@jasonhilton59]

Kieran Murphy actually rms titanic Inc is over any artifacts including the big piece and funded these dives and are based in Atlanta Georgia USA (my backyard) so that might explain why it's in America. But I hate the thought of it being in a casino and prefer it be where it was born.

[@TitanicFan1997]

I agree with you. The wreck and her artifacts should belong to Belfast. They would treat the wreck better than it has been treated since her discovery.

[@DalionHeartTTV]

@@TitanicFan1997 A good portion of the failed salvage attempts were done by Titanic Inc, and British salvage operations looking for treasure. In fact, as I recall, it was a British salvage team that admitted to destroying the crow's nest.

[@thomasdaniels6824]

Well, technically Rms Titanic was an american ship being that it was owned by an american company.

[@ryanrushing3653]

I saw the traveling exhibit years ago, you walked into the room with all the artifacts and they had a Huge piece of ice in the room, so it was VERY cold and the only played ocean sounds it was eerie. Great video

[@Jack-nz7jy]

Its been a while since I tuned into your vids but last I checked you were at 2k. Glad to see you finally took off a bit keep up the good work👍👍

[@georgekewl]

This is my type of entertainment

[@4TheWinQuinn]

Knowledge

[@sc0tte1-416]

It's such a shame that so many others would say their type of entertainment' is watching the Kardashians or other types of absolute mind-numbing garbage.

[@Zepherus]

Great.

[@iTzKomplett]

Agreed, Titanic is much cooler

[@saxwastaken]

So if we can raise the Titanic, when are we raising the Yamato?

[@SosoTheCircusBear]

Stay away from my peanut butter the US will just sink it again

[@saxwastaken]

soso the Russian bear Lmao why would they? Battleships aren't even a threat to any navy anymore.

[@Volvith]

Well, since this is a USA funded company, and initiative, probably never. Americans (stupid term. brazillians are americans too. As are canadians and mexicans.) are not known to be sympathetic towards other disasters that they can't yell about on the street, along with other nationalistic bullshit. ... Yes, i am refering to 9/11, which is sad, 2k people died, but honestly, get the fuck over it. Some documentary about prisons: "Even in this world, post 9/11." You make it sound like it was 2 nukes that were dropped in 2 cities... OH WAIT. TL;DR USA won't fund / help, so likely not soon.

[@SosoTheCircusBear]

Stay away from my peanut butter because murica

[@kreol1q1q]

Isn't Yamato shattered on the sea floor in far too many pieces to raise in any meaningful way?

[@kelalia]

there is one of those relaxation videos using this exact music, so I constantly felt my eyes closing even thought this was very intresting...

[@toddvanwinkle7777]

I was amazed at how thick the glass was in that big piece...it was really cool to see!

[@holnrew]

It's a shame they cut a bit off

[@generalkenobi243]

holnrew i don't think it would be possible to take more, water attacker iron too much so it could be destroyed toi fast

[@MizaT11]

It wasn't cut off though O.o The piece was laying around on it's own. It separated from the rest of the ship when it sank.

[@sneakysteve9942]

MizaT11 he said they Cut off a piece of the big piece

[@MizaT11]

Sneaky Steve 99 Well... Even the animations shows the Big piece falling off of the ship as it went down. And i'm pretty sure this was the case. I don't recall reading about it being "Cut off", and I knew about this since quite a while ago.

[@SlenderSmurf]

these replies make me want to bleach myself