The Titanic was sunk by an Apatosaurus cervical

February 13, 2015

According to Rare Historical Photos from the 1860s to the 1960s, this is the iceberg that sank the Titanic:

 photo of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, taken the morning of April 15, 1912 from board of the ship “Prinz Adalbert”, before knowing the Titanic had sunk. The smear of red paint along the base of the berg (bottom right) prompted the chief steward to take the picture.

photo of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, taken the morning of April 15, 1912 from board of the ship “Prinz Adalbert”, before knowing the Titanic had sunk. The smear of red paint along the base of the berg (bottom right) prompted the chief steward to take the picture.

Clearly this was no iceberg, but a gigantic Apatosaurus vertebra, most of it hidden under water. Here is an artist’s impression:

iceberg

They get everywhere, don’t they?

4 Responses to “The Titanic was sunk by an Apatosaurus cervical”

  1. Mickey Mortimer Says:

    How topical that the iceberg has an epipophysis.

  2. ncmncm Says:

    The Wintersmith is subject to surprisingly diverse enthusiasms.


  3. Look at the epipophysis on that iceberg….


  4. Wow! You could see that iceberg is “arctic”ulated!


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