Myths & Legends Of The Ҭitanic
By Nathan To
Were these conspiracy theories complete nonsense?
On April 15 1912,the Titanic was struck by an iceberg. Atleast 1000 people died that day. But how did it really crash? From an unlucky mummy,to boilers not all being lit the titanic's sinking has many speculations.To this day,the sinking of the ship still has many theories to support it while some were complete nonsense.Here are some reasonable speculations that have caused the sinking of the ship.

The Unlucky MummyThe mysterious mummy has a past of unfortunate events with it's former owners.For example, a previous owner mysteriously vanished into thin air and his 3 friends later had their own unfortunate events. 1 lost his fortune, another losing their life, and finally one person losing his arm. So did the mummy | The Unlit Boilers Captain Smith was urged by Ismay to speed the ship in order to compete other ocean liners.However,some boilers weren't lit at all. As a result, this doesn't mean the Captain was the one at fault. | Half Empty Lifeboats? Many sources have pointed out that many of the titanic's lifeboat were half full. Many Sites reports that one of the lifeboats left with only 27 despite the capacity of 65.However, many were half full and didn't pick up survivors.As a result, many lives could've been prevented. |
The Unlucky Mummy
The mysterious mummy has a past of unfortunate events with it's former owners.For example, a previous owner mysteriously vanished into thin air and his 3 friends later had their own unfortunate events. 1 lost his fortune, another losing their life, and finally one person losing his arm. So did the mummy
The Unlit Boilers
Half Empty Lifeboats?
What theories could make a rough prediction to the Titanic
These sources were made about how the Titanic came to be. Some theories actually made sense and had the potential to explain the Ship's tragic fate. Many sources have pointed out many theories like curses and predicted events before the Titanic.
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