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The Titanic, Sinclair C5 and Brexit: the Museum of Failure is coming to the UK (www.theguardian.com)

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Exhibition of design flops should suit British sense of humour, says its founder, but also shows failure is a part of learning

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Bunker fires were very common, were handled during voyages as a matter of routine and it didn’t in any way compromise the structure. If anything it kept the ship afloat and uprignt longer by necessitating the use of coal from the starboard first, resulting in a port list.