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September 11, 2013 02:56 pm PDT
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How physics sunk theTitanic
The iceberg wasn't the only thing that took down the Titanic, explains Yale University materials scientist Anissa Ramirez. Instead, cold temperatures in the icy North Atlantic changed the behavior of the materials that made up the boat — changes that reduced the ocean liner's ability to withstand a head-on iceberg collision.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/aWIN7M87Bfg/story01.htm
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