How did a piece of ice cut through the solid steel hull of the Titanic?
In: Physics
So, the Titanic was REALLY big, and VERY heavy. The iceberg was even BIGGER and WAY heavier. When the ship collided with the iceberg, you can imagine the steel hull on the bow of the ship wanting to stop moving forward, but the rest of the ship wants to keep moving. The steel at the very front of the ship is now being crushed between a massive, practically immoveable iceberg and the rest of the Titanic. The steel wasn’t cut as much as it was bent and smashed. The rivets holding the ship together probably started popping out of place like bullets.
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