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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 days ago

Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 at auction in Wiltshire, U.K.

www.bbc.com

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Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 at auction in Wiltshire, U.K.

www.bbc.com

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 days ago
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Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 at auction in Wiltshire
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It is the only life jacket from the Titanic to be sold at auction in 114 years.
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  • 10thGlyphix@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    At that price, maybe they think it will keep the economy afloat.

  • Vaggumon@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    Even 2 miles below the surface of the ocean the Titanic isn’t safe from capitalism.

  • kikutwo@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Sunk cost fallacy in action.

    • PlasticExistence@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      *in auction

      • kikutwo@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        Next level

    • Soulphite@reddthat.com
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      8 days ago

      Bud dum tst.

      • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        As soon as I saw this post, I knew the dark jokes were incoming. I just didn’t think we’d hit rock bottom so fast. That’s just the tip of the problem, in my opinion.

        • kikutwo@lemmy.world
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          Well done

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
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    Don’t life jackets have an expiration date?

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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      New ones do. These old ones were built to last. That’s why they are so expensive I guess.

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        7 days ago

        They say this lifejacket is unsinkable too

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    Cmon at least tell me what it’s filled with. Balsa wood? Cork?

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      7 days ago

      Cork

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