The Full Story of the Eastland Disaster (1915)- The WORST Shipwreck on the Great Lakes

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  @PartTimeExplorer · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

  My pronunciation of CALLIOPE - the most popular subject in the comments of this video - is correct according to Merian Webster <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calliope">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calliope</a> . I&apos;ve also been told that it is pronounced &quot;cal-iop&quot; when referring to an instrument aboard a ship, and &quot;ca-lie-o-pee&quot; when used in a circus. This documentary took over 200 hours to make; saying Calliope took one second of that time.<br><br>In the meantime, there&apos;s an alternate song I used for the Calliope scene that delivered the point of &quot;the Eastland boys goofing around&quot; with it better. Here&apos;s that alternate cut: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDZZFGYR7nA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDZZFGYR7nA</a>

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  @only2genders772 · 3 years ago

  It&apos;s crazy to think how deadly a ship wreck can be so close to the shore.

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  @AndyHappyGuy · 3 years ago

  I know this I very cliche, but can we appreciate that this is free? This video covers essentially the whole history of the ship with visuals and 3d animations of the ship through the various stages of her life. The disaster itself is described in incredible detail with 3d animations and sound effects to make it as immersive as possible. I really appreciate you guys for making this!

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  @rangda_prime · 3 years ago

  As a person who has struggled mental health issues, I was gripped by the account of the suicidal man who had paced the river, but leapt in to save the lives of others. I so hope that this showed him his life was worthwhile, that he could make a difference and that the world would had been worse off without him. And to anyone reading this feeling the same he did that day, please consider that you never know what is around the dawn of tomorrow.

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  @davidjturner · 3 years ago

  Something about the fate of the chief engineer hurts quite a bit. I guess it&apos;s in the knowing of his efforts to prevent the boiler from exploding and then being villainized over the whole affair. As you said, he acted within the expected expertise of his position operating under the information he knew. Hard to blame him for his missteps, and sad to see what came of him.

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  @Spitfire_1940 · 3 years ago

  Every time I walk past the spot it happened, I get chills. Crazy to just walk past the exact spot that almost 1,000 people died within an hour

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  @michaelimbesi2314 · 3 years ago

  As a naval architect, I’d like to thank you for making this video. There’s a lot of accidents that happened because somebody who thought they knew what they were doing actually didn’t.

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  @meteormedia7021 · 3 years ago

  I like the story of the suicidal man who ended up jumping into the water not to kill himself, but to rescue several victims from drowning. What a hero.<br><br>No matter how bleak your situation may be, stay strong and hold on. There will yet come a time for you to shine.

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  @BarefootFarmFL · 3 years ago

  Yet again a YouTube video proving that network executives determining the content we consume are completely out of touch and tone deaf. These videos you produce are simply better than anything out there found on network programming. Thank you for devoting so much of your time and energy into creating these spectacular pieces. I hope people can continue to appreciate them for decades to come.

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  @Aspasia2929 · 2 years ago

  Such a large number of passengers dying on the Titanic after it sank in the middle of the night in the NORTH ATLANTIC is tragic but not surprising. 800 people dying in 20 feet of water next to a dock… the magnitude of incompetence and negligence of the OWNERS and CREW is staggering!

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• AL

  @ALT3REDB3AST · 3 years ago (edited)

  Utterly terrifying that so many lives were lost right in port, in city, in broad daylight and fair weather with many people able to immediately assist.

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  @kurotsuki7427 · 3 years ago

  I feel bad for the engineer, he was blaimed for so much. He messed up but he also stayed at his post doing what he could till the last minute.

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