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Can you imagine the horror of being on the bridge, thinking that the bow has just submerged into a wave, and only realizing it’s not going to come back up when
by swearwolf 4y ago
Can you imagine the horror of being on the bridge, thinking that the bow has just submerged into a wave, and only realizing it’s not going to come back up when you feel the ship slam into the lake floor?
- jcranmer 4y agoFor reference, that would be at least a 47° incline, or about 108% grade. You'd probably realize the ship isn't going to come back when you reach 20%-ish grade.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoLakers usually have their bridge at the bow.
- dredmorbius 4y agoAs did the Fitz herself. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#/media/File:Edmund_Fitzgerald,_1971,_3_of_4_(restored;_cropped).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#/media/Fi...>