Shipwreckless

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

Natural Sciences, Design, History, Arts, Science

4.8 • 922 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In 1867, The Eliza set out to sea with a fresh crew, a full hold and fair weather. Yet no one expected her to ever make land again. This episode we look at why, and why, throughout the 19th century, hundreds of ships sank every year in entirely preventable circumstances. It's a story of high seas adventure, murder for profit and... a London coffee shop? It also happens to bear a more than passing resemblance to the gun debate happening in America today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.8	It's January of 1867 when you first catch sight of her, and you love her as quick as that.
1:11.5	Eliza.
1:13.0	You are a 17-year-old boy from Cornwall, and although you know there are prettier out there,
1:18.4	and richer and younger, Eliza's got something none of them have.
1:23.2	She's yours.
1:25.0	Some of the other men laugh at her.
1:27.0	Some of them scoff. Some of them turn away in disgust,
1:30.9	but not you. You walk right up to her, and one of the older men puts a hand on your shoulder.
1:36.8	She's no good, boy. You brush by him, and on to the ship. You've been waiting your whole life
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