how did titanic really happen
(Jim McMahon). One hundred years after the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic on April 14, 1912, experts are still debating what caused the tragedy. Now, new research by British historian Tom Maltin points to an unusual optical illusion that may have hidden the iceberg that caused the Titanic ’s deadly crash.
The Titanic: What Made It Sink. Among the key factors: the ship was sailing too fast, an iceberg warning was ignored and low quality rivets. A perfect storm of fateful events conspired to cause the tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly a century ago, according to a study looking at the math and physics behind the tragedy.