Although I started a pub quiz in Tavern with beer bottle tops with Qs and As … this one I think is suitable to put in here, being shipwrecks etc.

Q. How many kilometres of coastline does Australia have?

A. 25,760

So in days of Matthew Flinders circumnavigating Australia …
I found out it took him 2 years.

What boat did Matthew Flinders circumnavigate Australia in?

In an epic voyage of discovery lasting from 1801 to 1803, Matthew Flinders was the first to circumnavigate the island continent known as New Holland. On 18 July 1801, Flinders sailed from Portsmouth in HMS Investigator to explore the continent's 'unknown coast', sighting Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, on 6 December.

Jasin wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2023 at 10:01pm:


That’s an interesting thought provoking question actually.

Wouldn’t you love to go back in a Time Machine to be on board the HMS Investigator for just one week, to see how good the ship is run, hear their conversations, what they ate as they were gone for 2 years.

Jovial Monk wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2023 at 8:25am:


OMG… the lesser of the two weevils 

Oh my... I've heard lots about this movie but I've never actually seen it until now.

And now... I wish I could unsee it. 

Titanic II

Quote:


The full movie is even available to watch on YouTube:



Which is where I watched it. Direct link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSfSGKmmFrM

I should have known what was in store when you first see the ship before the voyage commences - it 'magically' changes back and forth between what is obviously the Queen Mary (seen in the above still image and the DVD cover in the Wikipedia article and also used for most of the boarding and onboard scenes) and poorly rendered CGI of something resembling Titanic (complete with Cunard 'red' funnels instead of White Star 'buff').

Watch at your own risk (to your sanity).. lol..

(I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in Film, Television and Radio but seeing as it's a wreck - in more ways than one - I decided to put it here).

Oh dear...

... from the same studio which gave us the abovementioned Titanic 2 in 2010 we now have this "masterpiece" which was made last year:

Titanic 666 (also known as Titanic Rises and Titanic 3)

Here's some of the "highlights" (warning: graphic horror content).



Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di3JgI3gKiA

That's three Titanics that have been wrecked so far (the original in 1912, Titanic 2 in 2010 and now Titanic 3 last year).

Perhaps it might be finally sinking in (pun intended) that naming ships Titanic isn't such a good idea?

Mind you, knowing The Asylum I wouldn't be surprised if we see a Titanic 4 sometime in the not too distant future and no doubt it will be joining the other three in Davy Jones's Locker.

But... but... but... did you watch Titanic 2? 

That one gets sunk by a tsunami slamming an iceberg into the starboard side of the ship... I mean... what are the odds of something like that happening? Even to a ship named Titanic II? 

Oh, while I'm here... quiz time.

At 39:55 in the Titanic 2 movie after the iceberg strike there is a brief shot of the Hull Integrity Analysis display. It says:

"Ismay-Rosejack threshold exceeded. Sinking imminent."

Anyone like to take a shot at the subtle bit of humour there? Sophia... I'm sure you'll see it. 


Edit: I have to go out for most of the rest of the day so I'll post the answer below.

No peeking unless you really, really have to. 

Ismay

"Rosejack"

I started watching titanic 2 with guy on surfboard when Tsunami happened, then saw my phone going flat, went to charge and forgot plug in usb charger for phone ….
Today I bought one from Bunnings.
I’ll watch it all soon…

Re: Titanic, there’s a 100th anniversary book about the Titanic, one can never have enough books on it right?