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A//// Guy
10-04-2010, 03:36 PM
Pretty amazing. Watched a show about this over the weekend as well. I think it was on the history channel.

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/details-of-18th-century-ship-buried-beneath-world-trade-center-revealed-0592/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
slowbubblecar
10-04-2010, 07:55 PM
My guess is that the ship was used as fill. Aside from burning it, that would be a pretty good use for an old ship. Some of the stuff found seems interesting, but I wonder how much money they would like to spend on figuring out what it is and trying to put it back together? Seems like it would be a big waste of money to restore the ship just for it to sit in a museum or get minimal use.
Matt D.
10-04-2010, 08:05 PM
My guess is that the ship was used as fill. Aside from burning it, that would be a pretty good use for an old ship. Some of the stuff found seems interesting, but I wonder how much money they would like to spend on figuring out what it is and trying to put it back together? Seems like it would be a big waste of money to restore the ship just for it to sit in a museum or get minimal use.
IMO, I see nothing wrong with preserving history. My grandfather was the president of the county's historical society in my hometown and both he and my grandmother taught me a lot about remembering our past so that future generations know what it used to be like and how we got where we are today.
bertrenolds5
10-04-2010, 08:50 PM
It is strange there's a ship under the building and I am sure they will waste money restoring it.
FattyBoomBatty
10-04-2010, 09:15 PM
It is strange there's a ship under the building and I am sure they will waste money restoring it.

Your parents wasted money feeding you as a child, but they still did it. It's not a waste and you are mistaken in saying that. I enjoyed that article very much.

History is very cool, I wish you could appreciate that.
slowbubblecar
10-04-2010, 10:46 PM
Your parents wasted money feeding you as a child, but they still did it. It's not a waste and you are mistaken in saying that. I enjoyed that article very much.

History is very cool, I wish you could appreciate that.

I am interested in seeing what they would do with it if they restore it. If they planned on just putting it on display, it would be more interesting to see it the state it was when pulled out of the ground as opposed to seeing what millions of dollars can do to a old piece of shit.
FattyBoomBatty
10-05-2010, 12:51 AM
My last post was pretty harsh, sorry. I don't think they'd restore it unless it said so in the article, it would be more interesting in its current state.
Matt D.
10-05-2010, 01:11 AM
I don't understand where this talk of wasting money came from. I'm willing to bet that the money for preserving what they found will come from grants given to the team from colleges, museums and companies interested in restoring and preserving history, not the government which you all seem to suspect.
TkrPerformance
10-05-2010, 02:06 PM
That uis really cool. They should restore it so it does not decay any more. It should stay in ny.
Halon
10-05-2010, 02:44 PM
I think they should restore it and take it out on Tonka. Let Andrew do some epic wakeboarding behind it then dock it at Maynard's.