How did a piece of ice cut through the solid steel hull of the Titanic?

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How did a piece of ice cut through the solid steel hull of the Titanic?

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Think of the steel as tin foil wrapped around boat shaped frames. The steel that forms the outside of the boat is only as strong as it needs to be, so, it’s actually quite thin. The momentum of the boat carried enough force to easily tear through as the inertia and weight of the ice was too great.

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