Titanic: Movie Blunders That Fans Didn’t Catch

Published on 06/10/2024
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They had enough lifeboats

Although the movie portrays the Titanic’s lack of lifeboats as the reason behind the disaster, in reality, the ship had more lifeboats than was necessary. The Titanic carried twenty lifeboats in all, although only sixteen were used because of antiquated safety laws and the ship’s owners’ carelessness. These twenty lifeboats could accommodate 1,178 passengers. This was still far from sufficient for the more than 2,200 passengers on board. The alarming thing is that only eighteen lifeboats were used, and many of them carried only half their maximum load. Merely 712 individuals managed to escape the collapsing vessel.

They Had Enough Lifeboats

They Had Enough Lifeboats

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Jack wants to ride the rollercoaster

Even though Jack had just won his tickets in a poker game, he had huge plans for his return to America. He talks yearningly when they are on board the ship about his intentions for when they get there. He says that, well, who wouldn’t want to ride the roller coaster at the Santa Monica Pier? However, in 1912, this attraction didn’t even exist. In 1916, the site for an amusement pier was purchased by Charles I.D. Looff, a carousel builder, and the Blue Streak Racer roller coaster was constructed.

Jack Wants To Ride The Rollercoaster

Jack Wants To Ride The Rollercoaster

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