I've no doubts in my mind that it was the iceburg that caused it to sink. It's not hard to imagine Titanic, as heavy a she was and moving as she was in the cold waters of the Atlantic (make her more brittle), hitting another large, heavy and hard object (iceburg) and "popping" some rivits loose. Vibrations from the collision would cause more to be "popped" loose and even more damage, since she was not double hulled. To put some perspective on the impact vibrations could have had; any of you who have ever swung an aluminum (without any kind of grip cover on it) bat at a ball can probably recall the uncomfortable feeling after striking the ball. Same principle. And a massive iceburg (and more dense then ice you get out of your freezer) probably weighing more than Titanic, with shelfs of ice below the surface of the water. Why is it hard to believe that colliding with it could cause damage and sink the Titanic? Not so hard to believe you could total your car at 20 mph if you hit a certain stationary object just right. And after reading of the evidence there is no reason to doubt that Titanic sank because she hit the iceburg.

Jessica

Jessica