Could Jack have fit on the door with Rose?

Yes, he could have fit on that door, but it would not have stayed afloat. It wouldn't.” In the second test, Cameron again fit both Jack and Rose on the raft but positioned their bodies so that their upper halves (which includes vital organs) remained out of the water.

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Could Jack and Rose have fit on the door MythBusters?

For fans of MythBusters, however, this is a bit of old news: The gang famously proved that it was plausible both could have fit onto the door and lived happily ever after.

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Why couldn t Jack get on the door with Rose?

It wasn't buoyant enough

The movie clearly shows that Jack tries to get onto the door with Rose, and then stops as soon as he sees it begin to capsize. It's obvious that it's not buoyant enough to support the weight of both of them. The only options are for one of them to die, or for both of them to die.

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Could Rose have saved Jack in Titanic?

Consequently, Cameron discovered Jack may have survived if Rose had given him her life jacket to insulate him from the freezing waters of the Atlantic and protect his vital organs.

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Were Jack and Rose a real couple on the Titanic?

We hate to disappoint but the love story between Jack and Rose is purely fictional. While there was a J. Dawson on the ship — whose first name was actually Joseph — it is merely a coincidence. Meanwhile, Cameron's inspiration for Rose was American artist Beatrice Wood, who had no connection to the Titanic.

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A "Titanic" Myth: Would Jack Have Survived if Rose Had Shared the Door?

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Is the old lady that played Rose in Titanic still alive?

Gloria Stuart, a 1930s Hollywood leading lady who earned an Academy Award nomination for her first significant role in nearly 60 years — as Old Rose, the centenarian survivor of the Titanic in James Cameron's 1997 Oscar-winning film — has died. She was 100.

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Did Rose marry after Jack died in Titanic?

Rose married a man named “Calvert” and moved to Cedar Rapids, and that's the only information there is about her husband. Mr.

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Why did Jack sink and not float?

This means that if Jack was dead when Rose pushed him under water, then he would have immediately floated back to the surface. But if he was unconscious, he would have breathed water into lungs and eventually sink, which is the case. This shows that Jack was in Stage 3, unconscious, and very much alive.

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Would the door have sunk if Jack got on?

Yes, he could have fit on that door, but it would not have stayed afloat. It wouldn't.” In the second test, Cameron again fit both Jack and Rose on the raft but positioned their bodies so that their upper halves (which includes vital organs) remained out of the water.

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Could Jack and Rose both live?

Co-hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conducted their own experiment and concluded that both Jack and Rose could have shared the raft and survived, provided they propped their upper bodies upright and figured out how to attach Rose's life jacket underneath it to increase the buoyancy.

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What was Rose last words to Jack?

Rose : I'll never let go, Jack. I'll never let go. I promise.

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Why did Rose marry after Jack died?

By the end of Titanic, Rose explained that Cal killed himself after losing his fortune in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and after the death of Jack, she had a fresh start under a different name. Rose did what Jack made her promise she would do and got married, had kids, and died many, many years later.

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Why did Rose throw the necklace in the ocean?

Rose then throws the necklace off the Keldysh, just above the Titanic. By throwing the necklace into the Atlantic ocean, Rose finally lets go, because she is ready to make peace with Jack and the other Titanic victims; she is finally ready to move on.

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How long was Jack in the water before he died?

The show went into full detail, pronouncing Jack dead in the freezing water at 51 minutes if he hadn't tried to get on the board. But the hosts said if he had tried the maneuver with the vest, he could have lived.

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Will there be Titanic 2?

Yes, Titanic 2 Exists: Is It Supposed To Be A Sequel?! - IMDb. Yes, Titanic 2 Exists: Is It Supposed To Be A Sequel?! James Cameron's Titanic is a standalone story — however, a movie titled Titanic 2 does exist, so is it connected to Cameron's now-classic movie?

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Is Jack's drawing of Rose real?

While in the film, Rose is drawn from life by her love-interest Jack Dawson, this was not the case in real life. It was not Leonardo DiCaprio who sketched the drawing, but instead the writer/director of Titanic James Cameron.

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What was Rose lying on in Titanic?

Though many have called it a "door" that Rose is floating on, there's a lot of evidence that's not the case. In the script, the scene in question is written like this (emphasis ours): "Jack sees what she is pointing to, and they make for it together. It is a piece of wooden debris, intricately carved.

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What is the alternate ending to Titanic?

Titanic has a hilarious alternate ending

The alternate ending is quite different: as she stands on the railing, her daughter and Brock run down onto the stern, believing she's about to kill herself. She steps down, but tells them not to come any closer, before showing them the necklace. “I'll drop it,” she threatens.

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How rare is Jack in a hallway?

Jack has a 1/200 chance to appear from a closet and a 1/2000 chance to appear from a door. If there was a window in the room Jack appeared in, the rain outside will also turn blood-red, lingering forever unlike the rest of the room. Jack can spawn in closets when Rush or Ambush are present.

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Was Jack alive at the end of Titanic?

Rose's life is spared at the end of Titanic when she survives by floating on a raft, as Jack dies in the water next to her. Fans have theorized for years that the raft was big enough to fit both of them.

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Who was the real Rose in Titanic?

Titanic: What Happened To The Real Rose, Beatrice Wood - IMDb. What's the true story behind Beatrice Wood, the real-life figure who would partially inspire Kate Winslet's Rose from Titanic?

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Was Jack a figment of Rose's imagination?

According to the Reddit fan theory, he's simply a figment of Rose's imagination. The argument is that, rather than being a real person, Jack is a sort of "guardian angel" for Rose's character in Titanic, who is so lost and unfulfilled with her life and prospects for the future at the film's start.

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Why did Rose say her name was Dawson?

She would have been recorded on the shipping records as Rose DeWitt Bukater. She falls out with her finance during the voyage, and meets Jack Dawson. Once the ship has sunk, she chooses to give her name to the authorities as Rose Dawson: thus there is no Rose DeWitt Bukater recorded on the surviving passenger records.

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How old is Jack Dawson when he died?

Jack Dawson (born 1892-1912) is the deuteragonist in Titanic and the love interest of Rose DeWitt Bukater. He dies at the end of the film from hypothermia, protecting Rose by having her float on a doorframe while he stays in the water; he was only twenty years old.

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How much did Rose pay Jack to draw her?

(at around 1h 25 mins) Although her fingers partially obscure it, the coin that Rose pays to Jack is generally agreed to be a Barber dime, minted 1892-1916, not a modern dime, as some viewers have incorrectly asserted.

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