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Benji Smith, who used to hang out on Joel's software forum, was on the Costa Concordia with his new wife when it ran aground and sank. Being on the high-side of
by chiph 6y ago
Benji Smith, who used to hang out on Joel's software forum, was on the Costa Concordia with his new wife when it ran aground and sank. Being on the high-side of the ship helped them survive, using a rope they found to climb down the hull. Getting to the deck before the corridors became impassible because of the list was critical.
> Then, an empty wine bottle started to move, creeping inch by inch toward the edge of the table as though possessed by a tiny, timid ghost. When it reached the precipice, it hesitated for a moment of contemplation and then tipped over the edge, thumping down on the carpet and rolling under the bed.
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- Sebguer 6y agoNot to diminish the tragedy, but only 27 of the over 3,000 passengers died, so the odds were pretty strongly in their favor.
- justinclift 6y agoFrom looking at the Wikipedia article on the Costa Concordia, 99% of the people on board survived. That sounds like, in this instance, no special skill(s) nor awareness were really needed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster