Would You

[Martin Renner]

Haha.. sure. This is what we've all probably thought about countless times.

Yep, I'd be there, but I'd be pretty nervous. Would I be guaranteed a place in a lifeboat, or would it be a crap shoot? Either way, I'd give it a go. Hindsight is such a great thing.

Of course, if we WERE there we could totally avoid the disaster all together....

 

[Leona Nolan]

We could Martin but should we????

 

[Tom Pappas]

Let me rephrase the question, and see if any of the answers change.

"There is a ship leaving Queenstown on Thursday. Before it gets to New York, it will sink. Whoever survives will have witnessed the agonizing death of 1,500 people, and carry that memory with them for the rest of their lives. Wanna go?"

 

[Sahand Miraminy]

Hey,
Let me think a second.....I guess I still would........but would it be the Titanic? If it wasnt, why waste my time and possibly life? Though my favorite thing in the world is watching ships sink and water crash through all the place. The people part would only kick in when u get there and then you would feel a rock tumble into your stomach. I would love to go back on the Titanic and see everything happen and then tell you guys. Of course it would be sad and Im only saying this now and if I was really there I bet I would be going bathroom in my pants! Well thats all I have to say....Take Care All!

Sahand

 

[Paul Rogers]

You smooth talking devil, Tom. You really know how to sell the experience of a lifetime. How could I resist such a tempting offer?

Quite easily, actually.

Sahand: You'd have made a great U-boat commander.

 

[Matt Smith]

Ok, really you guys, I personally think you guys are looking way to deep into this question. "Would you go on the Titanic knowing of its future?" This whole thing about not wanting to change the past is pretty ridiculous. Now if you where really asked this question for real you might want to consider these effects. Other wise I think the question was plain and simple with a general answer

Try not to get TOO MAD at me.

Matt

 

[Willie Martin]

The question suggests I survive. It also suggests I SEE 1500 deaths. That's tough, Tom. If it were possible to be on the largest, most luxurious ship in the world, knowing the ship would not survive the trip, I would pass. HOWEVER, if I knew the ship was RMS Titanic and if I knew I stood a chance of being in one of the lifeboats, I think I would want to experience the voyage of a lifetime. I would also hope I would be of some use to other passengers. I think being able to help someone else survive would help get me through the rest of my life. The question seemed simple to begin with, but tough when one starts analyzing the situation.

 

[Matt Smith]

Ya, I suppose you are right. The more I think about the question the more I question myself some more. Sorry.

Matt

 

[Leona Nolan]

But what if you couldn't help people?? If you could sail on the ship but not alert Captain Smith or any of the passengers, would you still sail????

 

[Patti Darby]

OK, lessee... First I'd make sure to be wealthy enough to afford a first-class ticket (can't seem to do that now). Then, I'd be influential enough to run to Thomas Andrews first thing and advise him that the lifeboats may not be being filled to capacity and could he please toddle out and put a reassuring bug in the officers' ears. I'd then hurry off to starboard and hop into Lifeboat #3. I'd be aggressive enough to bully the AB in charge into staying close to the ship so that I could keep an eagle eye on Murdoch's trigger finger. Then I'd be observant enough to see the exact angle of the ship's descent (and smart enough to know what that angle was). Then, of course my eyesight would be keen enough to discern when and how she split apart. After my photographic memory had recorded all the vital statistics, I would again be pushy enough to convince the AB to row us over to Collapsible B and rescue poor old Archie and wrap him in the blankets I had been resourceful enough to bring.

And then we'd get to board Carpathia early on (second reason for choosing #3 'cause I'd be weenie enough to just hate that much cold). I would be talented enough to write in detail all that I saw and did, make lots more money and will it all to myself that lives now.

And now I'd be wealthy enough to afford a first-class ticket.

Shuuuuuuurr I'd go.

Patti

 

[Tom Pappas]

For the rest of their lives, every time the survivors heard a crowd roar (at a sporting event, for instance), they were transported back to those endless minutes when they heard the cries of hundreds dying, and were helpless to do anything about it.

I don't think that memory would be worth the trip.

(BTW Patti, there are much better ways to be able to afford a 1st Class ticket - like knowing what PowerBall numbers to bet.

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[Patti Darby]

I agree, Tom, but, try, try, try as I may, I have yet to win more than $30 at a pop. The Powerball Way To Riches seems almost as imaginary (and frivolous) as the fluff I wrote above.

Poor, poor, pitiful Patti

 

[Tom Pappas]

I meant that if you went back in time, you could get the winning numbers from the newspaper before you left, and go back to the day of the drawing knowing which ones to bet.

My mathematician friend says that your odds of winning the Lottery are about the same whether you buy a ticket or not.

 

[Patti Darby]

Hmmm.... I'd go back, be a hero, have my observations and deep insights published worldwide, get acclaim and accolades AND win the lottery. Just doesn't get much better than that!

Don't know, but I'd be willing to BET that there was no national lottery in 1912.

Patti (in tall cotton)

 

[Kelly Beth Vogelsong]

It seems there would always be stipulations. More often than not a person would say they WOULD board IF they were a FIRST CLASS passenger and had ACCESS to a LIFEBOAT. How many would not if they were locked down in THIRD CLASS with a LIMITED chance of survival? Not to say that some still wouldn't choose to go, just that the number would seem to be a lot lower.

What interested me first about the Titanic was the hopelessness of the situation. All those people thrashing in the water...they had to have known they didn't stand a chance. It's heart wrenching. Would I want to experience it as they did? I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Would I want to experience it as someone in a lifeboat who had to see and hear 1500 people die an agonizing death? I wouldn't wish that on anyone, either.

L8r~

KB