How we today remember the world’s most notorious capsize is indeed interesting.
How we today remember the world’s most notorious capsize is indeed interesting.
The last known survivor of the RMS Titanic, Millvina Dean, passed away yesterday, Monday June 1st 2009, at the age of 97. Dean was only an infant when the steamship on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York hit an iceberg and sunk April 14th, 1912. And 97 years later, Dean’s passing reminds us yet again of the epic disaster that was the Titanic. Here are 10 quite uncommon and slightly offensive remnant artifacts in the memory of the Titanic.
1. Titanic Adventure Slide
Official product description: “Measuring 33 feet in height and 50 feet in length, this awesome slide captures the feeling of the real giant. Adding to the realism of this ride are the famed triple screw propellers and rudder. One could almost believe the ship is sinking! Who will survive the slide down? This dual slide captures all the excitement of the famed ocean liner on itÕs maiden voyage”. See PartyUSA.com
2. Titanic Skull Money Box
The desire of every six year old kid: a money box in the shape of a skull from a former Titanic sailor? Fitting on any night stand and perfectly politically correct. Hear your coin fall into the hollow cranium of a Titanic crew member. Yes, it was nearly 100 years ago but the question remains how far a joke/cashin should be taken when it’s on the account of such a tradegy like Titanic.
…or maybe just a statue of two skeletons romantically posing on the steamship Titanic (Buy it at Amazon.com:
3. High Definition screening of Titanic – In A Swimming Pool
Alex Zane – host of Sky Movies’ Guest List: “The idea of watching Titanic in totally immersive high definition, in a life jacket, floating in a life boat is about as close to the experience of being on the ship itself as you could or probably would ever want to get. An amazing experience with some real movie fans.” See 24-7pressrelease.com
4. Titanic Cow by artist Lithium
Located at Plaza de Felipe II, Madrid, Spain the artwork of artist Lithium; Titanic Cow is a part of the exhibition The Cowparade. Though the pupose of the expo seems to be to chock and provoke, maybe Lithium took the task a little bit too serious. The cow, painted as the Titanic is stuck with her head in an inceberg. Funny, but still not totally ok.
5. Miniature Model of The Titanic Sinking
There seems to be some sort of amusement park in Obereschach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany consisting of miniature models of historically famous objects, including Alcatraz, Niagara Falls, Khafre’s pyramid and of course the Titanic, in its popular standup sinking position. Sure, the Titanic was a famous catastrophy, but surely too tragic to expose like this. Or?
6. Titanic Aquarium Decoration
Product description: “Precisely detailed to look just like the Titanic”. A bit tasteless to have a miniature model of the Titanic floating around in your aquarium? The matter of the fact is The Titanic is a popular aquarium ornament, sold by many resellers, who seem proud to cash in on the tragedy. Classy!
7.Titanic Ice Cubes
Fred and Friends (sold through Amazon.com) has developed the non-tacky product Gin and Titonic ice cubes. Perfect for any happy occassion to spice up the drink presentation. The Titanic shaped ice cubes will effectfully recreate the night when Titanic sank, all in your glass of Gin and Tonic. Though proven not so successful for the ship itself, the Gin and Titanic ice cubes are also great icebreakers.
8. Titanic Movie Theme by Kenny G
The elevator music guy got to make the theme instrumental for the movie Titanic. And though the music isn’t in itself that bad, Celine Dion can sing after all, there is something about the that Kenny G that almost feels mocking. Maybe it’s the curly hair, the sleezy romantic look he puts on, or the fact that he chose to dedicate his life to clarinet. Kenny G bugs me and that is why it is not totally ok to put him to create tunes that we until the end of times will associate with The Titanic. Not cool!
9. Windows XP Titanic
This desktop wallpaper, isn’t as much indecent as it is funny and and entirely accurate. I simply could not help but include this illustration of Windows XP as sure of sinking as the Titanic. Though this example referred to the Titanic disaster, it is infact the only good example that can illustrate the lost cause that XP actually is.
10. Kärschers Immerson Pumps Ad
Finshing off this top 10 list of how modern times remember and honors the Titanic disaster, I have included water pump company Kärschers’, neadless to say, interesting advertisement. It’s clever and smart, and the only provocative aspect is that the ad bases on the fact that everybody knows about The Titanic. Despite that, this ad effectfully concludes this list, as an perfect example of how Titanic is still very much with us almost 100 years later.
If you have any comments, thoughts or more examples of doubtful alludes to The Titanic, make sure to comment below.
This toplist is dedicated to Millvina Dean, who passed away yesterday, the last known survivor of the Titanic capsize on April 14th, 1912.
23 Responses
Ithink it’s very disrespectful to the 1500 people who died on the titanic
but the bouncy castle slide does look like fun.
i really like the titanic movie and the high definition screening of titanic
that really gonna be fun anyway where is it?
i really like the titanic. i just read a book about it has a lot of info on the titanic. it isn’t a made up one it has info on the real event and people should make fun of it
im relly intrested in that slide and movie vewing
titanic has been such a meaning full movie eva since iv seen it iv belived intrue love
I think that’s sad, that they would put some stuff like that, but i would like to try the bouncy thing and see the interactive movie!! It looks fun!
these pics r so cool yo yo
I did think that most of the stuff was rather offensive, but I have to admit, the interactive theater and the bouncy slide do look kind of fun!
this is realy insting
what does insting mean Stacie?
I don’t find this offesive i love the movie and i think there is a titanic 2 go check it out. Oh and keep making fun parks that are like egzactally like the real thing k. (^^^)
i love titanic
not joking
the pithers war asowm
i just love this film
James Horner wrote the score for Titanic btw.
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i really love titanic.i watch this movie every month.i really love this.by the way,i want to know where can i buy the titanic ice cube?please tell me.i really interested with that.thanks!!!!!!!!:)
you can buy those ice cubes from your nearest newberry comics. they go for 10 bucks
is the titanic is real
you know i think all of this is so it makes me wanna puke is the best way to put it i wanna…i wanna kill the people who did this!!!!i hated all of it!!!!!!!!!!!!
offensive to the relatives of the people that died , oh and brindl the titanic is real . what r u geting taught at school !!!
that is just plane rude. a lot of people died on the titanic are your making a joke of it. nice
This is just offensive. The people who made these should really read up on thier history. People lost their lives in the most sufferable ways. Imaging being thrusted in to negative degree temperatures or losing your loved one. Making fun of a tradgedy such as this is really disrespectful and rude on thier part. I am sure the relatives of the people who were on the Titanic would feel the same.