Melbourne Forum: Solving the Mystery of the H.L. Hunley

[@13z]

Man he's so right. South Carolina still thinks the war is going on, and it's insane how different that state is from even North Carolina.

[@johngordon2933]

If you do some digging, you'll find that the navy's blast experts conducted tests that cast doubt about the "killed by concussion" claim. In addition, the Hunley was found 1,000 feet away from the site of the blast. If the crew died instantly because of the blast, how did the ship propel itself that distance?

[@krashpass]

Guess you never heard of drift. You know, the reason ships use anchors :)

[@WalterBoring]

I just took a tour of the Hunley this last week, and the tour guide there listed the same theories as this talk, but didn't say they had found a solution to why they died yet.