Show HN: Would You Survive the Titanic?

Post by corin_ » Tue, Jul 28, 2020, 10:23 AM UTC

lultimouomo wrote: post #20

Is it just me or the fare variable mostly does not work I get one result with 0 Pounds, and an other single one for all values >0

Post by nradov » Tue, Jul 28, 2020, 4:38 PM UTC

tialaramex wrote: post #15

thesagan wrote: post #13

I likely wouldn't survive. I would've been confident in the ship, and the crew's countenance. The ship sank very slowly at first. No reason for panic, if things are just still. I would've known about watertight doors, and how ships haven't really sunk from iceberg incidents. Plus, there's a wireless on board, and we're in a busy shipping lane. Plenty of time to get help. Plenty of lifeboats, too. We can offload peopl…

> Plus, there's a wireless on board, and we're in a busy shipping lane. Plenty of time to get help. Plenty of lifeboats, too. We can offload people onto another ship and row back for more. FWIW You probably shouldn't realistically expect to offload large numbers of people to another vessel at sea, that is extremely hazardous. It was hazardous in 1912 and it's still dangerous in 2020. If you're at sea and the master e…

Post by ellsthrow » Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 9:24 PM UTC

codetrotter wrote: post #4

Might also be worth mentioning how much a GBP in 1912 is equivalent to today. According to a random page [0] on Google, £100 in 1912 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £11,497.41 in 2020. [0]: https://www.in2013dollars.com/uk/inflation/1912