Until the wreck of the Titanic was discovered in 1985, historians had always assumed that the iceberg it hit had torn a gash in the ship's hull. The side of the ship that hit the iceberg is now buried under the ocean floor, but scientists were able to use sonar technology to examine the area. It was discovered that the hull had actually buckled from the impact with the iceberg, allowing water to fill the lower compartments. Small pieces of the Titanic's hull were brought back to the surface … [Read more...]
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Are YOU Dealing with a Weak Hull?
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Security Step One: Clean House!
There's a reason our great-grandparents used to hang their rugs outside and beat them with a stick: it got the germs and microbes out! Once or twice a year, the rugs would be taken out, hung on a line and beaten with a stick. Although some rug cleaning "experts" of the day did not recommend this practice - "it tends to loosen the fibers of the rug" - our great-grandparents knew that it was essential in order to maintain a healthy home environment. No one could see those microbes hidden in … [Read more...]
