“Creepy”: In the Titanic Museum, visitors can feel how cold the water was on the ship's tragic night. Watch | Trends

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A shocking experience

The museum, which houses over 400 authentic Titanic artifacts and spans more than 2,000 square meters, offers various interactive experiences. One of these elements – a bucket of water kept at the frigid temperature of -2 °C – has recently become the focus of discussion. The experience is designed to recreate the extreme cold that passengers were exposed to when the Titanic sank.

A viral video circulating on social media captures the reaction of three brave visitors who tested their endurance by dipping their hands in the freezing water. The footage, posted on X by the account Spellbinding Odyssey and later shared by Massimo, has been viewed over 2 million times.

Visitor reactions

In the video, the first participant, a woman, remarks, “Yeah, that's bad. It's just a little intense,” as she briefly dips her hand into the ice-cold water. After just twenty seconds, she is replaced by a man who describes the sensation as a “burning feeling” and after eight seconds, pulls his hand back and declares, “I'm dead.”

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The third participant, a woman, repeatedly cries out “Oh my God” while holding her hand under water for a short time. The reactions clearly convey the unbearable cold that can lead to hypothermia within minutes – a haunting reminder of the tragic story of the Titanic.

Watch the clip here:

This is how the internet reacted to the viral clip:

The video attracted a lot of attention and sparked numerous comments online. One user commented: “I can't believe how quickly they reacted. The water must be freezing cold.” Another commented: “It's incredible how haunting the experience is. You can almost feel the desperation of the people on board.”

A third commenter noted, “Seeing their reactions really makes you realize the dangers the Titanic passengers faced.” Other responses included, “It really gives you a sense of the Titanic disaster” and “The museum did a great job of creating a realistic experience.”

The Titanic tragedy

The Titanic was launched on May 31, 1911, and set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, with 2,240 passengers and crew on board. Tragically, the ship broke apart and sank on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg, killing over 1,500 people. This disaster has since become one of the most infamous maritime tragedies in history and will be remembered forever.