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Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

The model calculatedapproximately 23 degrees before peakstresses were realized in the...

The model calculated
approximately 23 degrees before peak
stresses were realized in the structure and she broke

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The model calculated approximately 23 degrees
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before peak stresses were realized
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in the structure and she broke.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:06
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Earthship Productions,National Geographic

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Movie Summary

For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.
But for a ship the size of Titanic to sink, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
But for a ship the size of Titanic to sink,
The computer simulation would bear some of that out, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
The computer simulation would bear some of that out,
Hydrodynamically, it's got to be pretty close - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
Hydrodynamically, it's got to be pretty close
It's not a 100% accurate in some of its fine details, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
It's not a 100% accurate in some of its fine details,
The biggest part was - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
The biggest part was
We knew that the model was gonna have to break, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
We knew that the model was gonna have to break,
Um, we kinda got it half-right, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
Um, we kinda got it half-right,
It's what I call a banana theory, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
It's what I call a banana theory,
And as it ripped away, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
And as it ripped away,
The hydrodynamic forces on this - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
The hydrodynamic forces on this
Jim came in and looked at it, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:09
Jim came in and looked at it,
So he's directed some changes - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
So he's directed some changes
We didn't have all the interior walls and everything - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
We didn't have all the interior walls and everything
So, we used a combination of sponges and foam, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:13
So, we used a combination of sponges and foam,
It's all very catastrophic right in here - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
It's all very catastrophic right in here
Each successive run was basically - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
Each successive run was basically
Then we came up with another problem, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
Then we came up with another problem,
So we had to come up with a method - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
So we had to come up with a method
If they tried to adjust flotation in this - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:09
If they tried to adjust flotation in this
He jumped in with us like - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
He jumped in with us like