And why did space shuttle blew up before it left the Earth's atmosphere?
2006-08-24 17:38:31 · 22 answers · asked by Allan C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
as mr andrews said "she's made of iron"
2006-08-24 22:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the titanic sank because it hit an iceberg and caused a gash in the "air pillows" aka space that kept it afloat. the shuttle blew up due to a leak in the shuttle and combustion
2006-08-25 00:46:27 · answer #2 · answered by cecelafleur 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arrogance. They thought, "God Himself could not sink it." The captain and the designer were arrogant fools who imagined the ship was unsinkable.
Negligence blew up the Space Shuttle because of a defective O-ring.
2006-08-25 02:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by stiffmenot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One reason why the Titanic wasn't unsinkable was that some smartass designed the unsinkable double-walled hull to hold coal for the engine room. Have you ever tried to close the door of a coal bunker after coal has started to spill out of it? It's just about impossible. So when the iceberg ripped open several watertight sections, the water just gushed out of the open coal hatch into the engine room.
2006-08-25 01:21:24 · answer #4 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow you haven't been paying attention in school have you! Titanic hit an iceberg and the shuttle exploded due to a defective "O" ring.
2006-08-25 00:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why would u go from ocean to the outer space??
first answer is due to 'Ice burg' and second answer is becuase ... hey which space shuttle?? discovery blew up while entering the earth because of the o ring, which is sort of a heat shield or some sort.
2006-08-25 00:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by Caprisco 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The real problem with the Titanic is that the steel in her hull had too much sulfer in it.
In the frigid waters of the north, this caused a severe rigidity in the metal, so when the iceberg struck, the metal shattered.
becasue too much water had entered, the watertight compartments were compromised. And since water was able to flood over the tops of the compartments, that spelled her doom
2006-08-25 01:14:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The captain of the ship was in the restroom smokin doobies. He then had the need to set the ship on a faster course cause he was stoned and like the feeling of the air running through his hair. He then went back into the bathroom for a half an hour smokin dope through this special awesome pipe his brother gave him and thats when she struck in iceberg. "Iceberg, straight ahead".
2006-08-25 00:45:33 · answer #8 · answered by mike n 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
titanic. the captain was in a hurry to break the record across the channel.
space shuttle. a tighter seal was needed
2006-08-25 00:42:26 · answer #9 · answered by fixitall123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it hit a big iceberg but that is not the main reason, the engineers were so overconfident the ship was big enough to withstand anything and they became careless.
The shuttle was due to defective o ring
2006-08-25 00:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by Rolly r 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is good... the main reason on the Titanic..it hit an ice burg.. the space shuttle,,, lost some of its heat shields and burned up on re-entry.....
good luck
2006-08-25 00:45:49 · answer #11 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋