The Titanic Numbers Game (Do Titanic Statistics Prove Class Warfare)

The Christian Boys' and Men's Titanic Society ^ | 2004 | Douglas W. Phillips

[Nea Wood]

Very interesting; thanks for posting!

[Gunrunner2]

Yes, indeed. Odd, really.

[cibco]

"Bwahahahaha. . .and now I have to clean coke off my keyboard, thank you very much.

Just roll up a dollar bill and snort it off. ;0)

[Gunrunner2]

OOooohhhh. . . .so THAT'S what they meant by "New Coke"

[Wisconsin]

God sank the Titanic,
He can sink your canoe.
Whether you're rich or poor
Whether you're young or you're old



The dark water is deep,
and that water is cold
God sank the Titanic,
He can sink your canoe.


--old Bluegrass song

[cibco]

My first thought... ;0)

[GreyFriar]

Ping

[Kenton]

Is the disproportionate death ratio between first and third class passengers a function of the location of the third class deep in the bowels of the boat,

Well, it's hard to deny that the bottom of the boat sinks first. That's another reason to be rich before booking an ocean cruise, so you can afford a stateroom up on deck.

That may sound callous, but sea travel has always involved preferential treatment for those who paid well. The same goes for other forms of travel.

I don't get jealous of the people flying first class when I'm stuck back in tourist class, I expect that when I buy the cheap seats.

[zot]

Thanks for the ping.

"Class warfare" is Marxist spin on almost everything, and it is blatantly obvious in this movie.

These statistics could be honestly presented as percentages, rather than raw numbers. I would like to see a table showing the total in each group and the percent that survived. Eleven groups would do it -- a 3 x 3 table of men, women, children -- in first class, second class, third class -- plus the totals and percentages of officers and crew members.