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Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

When we did ourcomputer simulation, there was a moment wherethe stresses on the ship...

When we did our
computer simulation, there was a moment where
the stresses on the ship exceeded the
strength of the material

Full Transcript

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When we did our computer simulation,
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there was a moment where the stresses on the ship
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exceeded the strength of the material.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:12
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.
So when we sank the ship at 23 degrees, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
So when we sank the ship at 23 degrees,
We were actually breaking at around 25, 26 degrees, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
We were actually breaking at around 25, 26 degrees,
And in fact, that was even increased when it broke, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:07
And in fact, that was even increased when it broke,
And the bow swung down - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
And the bow swung down
So we feel pretty comfortable that it was somewhere between - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
So we feel pretty comfortable that it was somewhere between
We did see some scenarios played out - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
We did see some scenarios played out
The stern going under vertically, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:07
The stern going under vertically,
As the stern came up and went vertical, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
As the stern came up and went vertical,
Now people describe it standing up like, uh, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:07
Now people describe it standing up like, uh,
It's not like we did a battery of a hundred runs - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
It's not like we did a battery of a hundred runs
But I think it does show what is possible to have happened. - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
But I think it does show what is possible to have happened.
But then it doesn't go vertical when it goes under. - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
But then it doesn't go vertical when it goes under.
When we found out that you can have the stern sink vertically - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
When we found out that you can have the stern sink verticall...
So the film is wrong on one point or the other. - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
So the film is wrong on one point or the other.
I tend to think it's wrong on the fall back of the stern, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
I tend to think it's wrong on the fall back of the ster...
There are about five or six instances - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
There are about five or six instances
It swung down, and it shot off like a bomb - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
It swung down, and it shot off like a bomb
So I think we can rule in the possibility - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
So I think we can rule in the possibility
With each thing that we try, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
With each thing that we try,
I'm constantly fascinated by the engineering, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:09
I'm constantly fascinated by the engineering,