One dies so that the other survives: In the film Titanic, after the ship sinks, Jack helps his rose onto a floating wall panel while he stays in the water and dies. For years, fans have been discussing whether Jack wouldn't have fit on the flotsam and jetsam, and since February we've known the answer from director James Cameron himself: Yes, he would have! But would that really have improved his chances of survival? And wouldn't he have had much better options to save himself? We're clarifying once and for all whether Jack could have survived the disaster - based on real survival stories. Historian and Terra-X History editor Janine Funke is helping us. A big thank you goes to our history expert Janine Funke, who unfortunately couldn't have calmed her eight-year-old self with her historical knowledge. And also a big thank you to Lisa from @GigaTVMag for her film expertise. Check out the channel and send greetings from us. There you can also find out more about how meticulously James Cameron wanted to portray the history in the film: / @gigatvmag #titanic #reaction #leonardodicaprio /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Sources, background and further information about this episode: Bill Wormstedt from the Titanic Historical Society and Malte Fiebing-Petersen from the Titanic Association advised us on all the little details about the survivors. On the clubs' websites you can find further background information on the construction, the maiden voyage and the sinking of the Titanic as well as all the crazy legends: ▸ https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/ ▸ https://www.titanicverein.de/ And, while we're at it: The myth about the head baker and famous survivor Charles Joughin quickly fizzles out when you read his testimony: ▸ https://www.titanicinquiry.org/BOTInq... The same applies to the statements about Fang Lang: ▸ https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org... ▸ https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org... ...if it was Fang Lang who was pulled into the boat at all. That is still not certain to this day! You can read why and how much racism played a role here: ▸ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can... If you want to find out more about class and gender discrimination during the rescue, take a look here: ▸ https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... or listen to the BBC's interviews with some survivors: ▸ • Titanic Archive - 1957 Interviews Christian Ostersehlte from the German Maritime Museum helped us with the exact data on the lifeboats. In an article, he also looked at why the number of lifeboats sparked an important debate, even though there were actually enough from a purely legal point of view: ▸ https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstrea... And last but not least, we would like to thank Jens Kohfahl from the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked Persons (DGzRS), in short: The Sea Rescuers. He explained to us what happens to the body when it comes into contact with the ice water, what Jack's chances of survival would have been from a medical point of view and how he should have behaved. You can find out more about what to do in the event of a shipping accident and the work of the sea rescuers here: ▸ https://www.seenotretter.de/ /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ If you want to quickly jump to the individual parts: ▸ 00:00:00 - Jack's chances of survival checked ▸ 00:01:10 - Janine Funke in portrait ▸ 00:02:17 - On to the flotsam and jetsam ▸ 00:06:41 - Drink schnapps and wait ▸ 00:13:00 - Into the safety of the lifeboat ▸ 00:15:55 - Summary ▸ 00:17:38 - And now popcorn ▸ 00:18:14 - Endcard /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Does radioactivity lead to superpowers? How does Sonic reach the speed of sound? How many helium balloons does the Disney house take off from "above" with? We'll do the math and try it out - with live experiments, smart experts and you. Tell us what we should check and you'll get nerd facts and show-off knowledge for the next party. MDR WISSEN online: ▸ https://www.mdr.de/themen/wissen/inde... Please observe our netiquette when commenting! ▸ https://www.mdr.de/s/wissennetiquette